Comments for Panel finds Lingam video clip authentic at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:02:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bar_news/berita_badan_peguam/panel_finds_lingam_video_clip_authentic.html#pc_6751 Firstly, the Government led by Pak Lah must be congratulated for the setting of the Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam tapes. Secondly, bouquets appear to be in order for the Commissioners who have produced the report that we have yet to read. It is my hope that the participatory principle in a working democracy will tilt the decision to allow the people access to this report. Thirdly, in a more domestic vein, let me congratulate all those who gave their time and effort to represent the Malaysian Bar in this matter. Well done. Lest those who voted down the Bar Council's recent resolution on the subscription increase forget, this is one of the many and varied ON-GOING contributions of the Malaysian Bar in nation-building. Funds alone cannot be allowed to stymie our work. I can imagine the lobbying that went on BEFORE and AFTER the Commission was established, just as I can imagine the lobbying that occurred BEFORE and AFTER the report was made. Finally, without reading the report in full which I certainly hope to do, what this means is that our young nation has the wherewithal to self-correct. Isn't that going against something that sociologists have almost always said. Most sociologists believe that systems being what they are - "they have a life of their own" - they almost always fail to self-correct. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Sat, 10 May 2008 09:20:30 +0100