Bar Council: Give Zaki a chance

Zaki should have declined...

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:27:19 +0100

Zaki should have declined the nomination and continue with his good life now. Public perception is paramount. Alex Tan Ken Seng - Alex Tan Ken Seng

Perception

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:40:12 +0100

My dear Stephen, There is no need to pray for anyone here lah. Truth is, that the appointment has raised more questions than answers. I think Amer Hamzah has had it right - public perception is paramount. As you know, Judges are a unique breed. The fact that Tan Sri Zaki has long established links with UMNO and corporate bigwigs will only be weighed against him. I can imagine a decision for the government, even it being on the right side, will be tainted by his past associations. This, sadly, is a point missed even by our dear Madam President as the Bar Council has openly welcomed his appointment. Dipendra Harshad Rai - Dipendra Harshad Rai

LET US PRAY ...

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:40:26 +0100

My dear Wai Loon I prefer to err on the side of generosity and hope that like the accompanying photo, although the background is dark, the subject is white. Let us hope that this new addition to the Federal Court will do something positive during the final lap of his long career. Now, let us pray ... for him and for our country. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng

Any safeguard

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:24:30 +0100

Generally, this should be an honour to the Bar, and to be fair to him, he should also deserve a chance to prove himself over the criticisms. However, after so many 'dark" and "darker" side of the judiciary had been revealed lately, our worries about this appointment is certainly not of no reasons. Be if nobody can ensure what will happen after this appointment, can anyone suggest a safeguard to us IF any of our worries come true in future? We cannot be wrong to worry for the worst because our history had shown us how powerful the judiciary is and how disastrous when their powers are abused. There is a rumour that such appointment is actually meant for the replacement of CJ, and that is also the reason why the appointment is even bypassing the Court of Appeal. Hopefully this remains just a rumour, but we should not rule out its possibility because "Malaysia boleh". After all, we had witnessed ridiculous things happened in the judiciary for the past, and also the present. Shim Wai Loon - Shim Wai Loon