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| Tuesday, 10 October 2006 10:55am | |
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© The Sun (Used by permission)
With no disrespect to anyone, may I, during this holy month of Ramadan, quote an excerpt of a translation from "Surah Yasin" regarded as the heart of the Holy Quran, with the hope that there would be a change of heart by our cabinet over this matter: "Those who blindly follow a path, they are like people around whose necks have been put yokes which reach up to their chins, thus forcing their heads up; and because of which they cannot see the straight path ahead of them. Such people neither listen to reason, nor do they have a correct appreciation of their surroundings. Thus they can neither take to the right path, nor can they take into consideration the historical evidence around them, from which they could draw some lessons from past episodes. A barrier of ignorance is raised in front of them, as well as behind them; and their vision is shrouded in veils. Therefore they cannot see." Comments (1)
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Despite views to the contrary by many, despite utterances such as those by a brave Barisan Nasional parliamentary backbencher that "we have sinned against Tun Salleh (Abas)," our cabinet is ignoring pleas of the silent majority that the 1988 Judicial Crisis be re-visited. 
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From the purely constituional standpoint, a review of the 8.8.88 fiasco that visited the Malaysian judiciary cannot be denied. Issues affected are the CERTAINTY of the law that is predicated on the Separation of Powers doctrine, the Rule of Law concept and its attendant concept of Judicial Independence.
However, from the purely political standpoint, the time may not be ripe for such a review since vested interest groups are far too entrenched to allow such a sorely needed exercise, especially after nearly 30 years.
Time and its relentless passage can only reduce the historical splendour of our Malaysian judiciary to a beam. And this is the beam that we must work to prevent from ever coming into play to condition our collective Malaysian mind.
Yes, a review is required if only to try and put back Humpty Dumpty on the wall after the great fall. The question is: Where are our King's horses and our King's men?