KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri
Aziz will push for the Witness Protection Bill to be tabled in Parliament as
soon as possible and for it to be made retrospective.
He said he planned to raise the matter at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting.
Nazri said he was in favour of the Government giving an assurance that police
would protect the whistleblowers of a video clip showing a prominent lawyer
allegedly brokering the appointment of top judges.
“We need the cooperation of sources and we must provide (police) protection (for
them to come forward). We must not run away from our responsibilities,” he said.
Clarifying comments he made on Sunday that whistleblowers were already protected
under the Witness Protection Act, Nazri said the fact was that the bill was
still in the process of being drafted.
“What I meant was that there are already other mechanisms in place which provide
for police protection,” he said.
Such a mechanism, he added, could also apply in the lawyer video clip case where
the source could seek police protection to come out in the open.
Last month, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) released a video clip taken in secret
showing the prominent lawyer on his mobile phone allegedly speaking with a
senior judge to on appointments to several top judicial positions.
In a statement, the Bar Council said it welcomed an Act that would protect
individuals who came forward with vital information.
Transparency International Malaysia president Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam urged the
Anti-Corruption Agency to withdraw the one-week notice given to PKR
vice-president R. Sivarasa and political co-ordinator Sim Tze Tzin to expose the
identity of the whistleblowers in the video clip issue.
Laws are then but no enforcement written by Yip Huen Weng,
Tuesday, October 09 2007 11:02 am
How come every time our De facto law minister opens his mouth to say something, his foot goes right in first? Then over the next few days, the normal 'misquoting' and 'not what I meant' will come into play. I have seen how our ministers and MP's speak in Parliament and for one are not impressed at all. They tend to speak their minds and regret their words later when there is public outcry.
This is just another example in a long long list...
Perhaps some in depth research may help obviate such an embarrassing situation.
In addition, I also wonder if our ministers know that our laws are all in place but it's the enforcement of the same which is lacking and most times embarrassingly carried out.
Yip Huen Weng
What an idiot! written by Fahri Azzat,
Tuesday, October 09 2007 01:21 pm
This man is a complete disgrace. He has now proven himself to be ignorant, illogical, self-serving and now I'm not sure it's a question of dishonesty or gross negligence. He said, 'We have an Act to protect witnesses. If we do not have trust in the government to protect the witness whom can we trust. Surely not Anwar (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim)" After everybody points out what a ignorant idiot he is, he says, “What I meant was that there are already other mechanisms in place which provide for police protection." Nazri, only in the wonderland that is your head can X mean Y and black mean white. How can we trust the government when their spokesperson cannot even own up that he was completely ignorant of what goes on in Parliament? And he is or used to be the Minister of Parliament.... whatever the hell that Ministry is supposed to do.
It's sad that persons of such utter and complete mediocrity are the most visible in terms of representation from the government. Because if anything, these very people are the ones that tarnish not just us as citizens of Malaysia but our country.
Fahri Azzat
Fahri's comment written by Visvanathan Murugiah,
Tuesday, October 09 2007 05:17 pm
Dear Fahri,
You couldn't have put it any better. Good on you mate.
Visvanathan Murugiah
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How come every time our De facto law minister opens his mouth to say something, his foot goes right in first? Then over the next few days, the normal 'misquoting' and 'not what I meant' will come into play. I have seen how our ministers and MP's speak in Parliament and for one are not impressed at all. They tend to speak their minds and regret their words later when there is public outcry.
This is just another example in a long long list...
Perhaps some in depth research may help obviate such an embarrassing situation.
In addition, I also wonder if our ministers know that our laws are all in place but it's the enforcement of the same which is lacking and most times embarrassingly carried out.
Yip Huen Weng