Jaspita Bin Salleh
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Re:WALK THE TALK - 2006/06/07 01:04
With utmost due respect, sir, I DEMAND TO DIFFER as follows:-
We WANT to meet the IGP - and there is NO mention that the IGP will meet only the President (or just a few of us) - who said that? So, do we let them go alone a few of the present leaders - it will be an embarassment to Malaysian lawyers - especially when the president called for "active support" - I just do not understand why some are trying to discourage lawyers from coming out in numbers?
and I .... just do not understand why numbers is so important when the President is elected to represent the "Numbers".
I am also shocked by what Nik said " When I need to see someone in remand, they are also very helpful and accomodating. Of course, when they want to organise dinner or some sports tournament, they will also come to me and ask whether my firm can buy a dinner table or sponsor a hamper. Of course, they dont force you at all. But your Charge sheet will take a little longer to be sent to you. Human traits."
Well, it is not only the Police who will come to dinner ... or invite us to their dinner.... typical human error.
Is this not corruption? Bribery? Buy a table, sponsor a hamper, give an undertable financial assistance to the policeman family welfare, send him a gift or a Hari Raya hamper, belanja makan, and so on so forth - this is what is causing the problems with the police. And if you do not make your "contributions", then "your Charge sheet will take a little longer to be sent to you" - this cannot be justified as "human traits" - it is WRONG very wrong and lawyers who do this is corrupting the criminal justice system.
Well, if there are takers... there are givers... there are beneficiaries... there are complaints .... and there are complainants...... there are also refusals.... and there are ........
We have heard of lawyer "A" is controlling this Balai...and "B" is controlling this other Balai - and some say that is why lawyers do not get access --- because only some "preferred 'friendly' lawyers get access to certain Balai and certain prisons. This is VERY wrong -- whether it happens in the criminal justice system or in our courts when a RM50 or RM100 is handed over to the clerk of the Registrar to expedite the sealing of a Summons and/or a Winding-Up Petition.
Yes, I've heard it too, but I've also heard that there "untouchable Balai"
We are up in arms about corruption of the Judiciary, corruption in the courts etc - and let it be known that those lawyers who make this payments and do these corrupt acts are the ones that are GUILTY of corrupting the courts and the whole administration of justice.
Then, we should review our memberships instead of reviewing others who do belong under our purview.
When dealing with the police, we are always courteous at the onset but if the police's refusalor response is unreasonable - then we too get stronger in our DEMAND of our (& our client's) rights. The word is DEMAND - not beg, request mildly, etc... And when your client is in police custody - then we do not have the time to wait for the AGM or for responses of letters of complaints - for a few hours delay may be highly prejudicial to our CLIENT.
In law of economics when there is DEMAND there is must be an offer.
There is so much more to say about this but that can wait - the important thing is for us LAWYERS to show up in great numbers to go together with the Bar Leadership to meet the IGP - Why big numbers - to show how important we believe the issue is ....
But we need a permit for that, sir !
In solidarity,
In solemnity, sir!
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