Anti-graft body can probe judge, admit law experts

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 38 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) probe into a judge is not a violation of the principle of separation of powers as it is clear the agency’s task is to investigate, say legal experts.

They said it is not wrong for the MACC to initiate an investigation into Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali as the law authorises them to do so.

Universiti Teknologi Mara legal adviser Prof Dr Haidar Dziyauddin said the MACC Act provides anti-graft officers with the power to investigate complaints, regardless of the status or position of the individual in question. “The question now is whether the jurisdiction of the tribunal covers criminal acts as well,” said Haidar.

Salehuddin said since the public are now aware that an investigation had been initiated, the MACC should also reveal the outcome of the investigation if it showed that the accusations against the judge are baseless.He pointed out that the judge had also lodged a police report against a blog and therefore authorities should also investigate the report which he made against those who had accused him.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Brother

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Pakatan focused on passing anti-party hopping bill, says Loke | The Malaysian InsightDAP leader hopes date for special sitting of Parliament can be set shortly after Hari Raya.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Fokus utama Pakatan ialah luluskan Akta Anti Lompat Parti, kata Loke | The Malaysian InsightSetiausaha agung DAP berkata sama ada MoU dilanjutkan atau tidak merupakan persoalan kedua.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Regional anti-death penalty lobby accuses Singapore of violating international law with Nagaenthran’s execution | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Regional lobby group Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (Adpan) has today condemned the Singaporean government for the execution Malaysian Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam for drug trafficking. The group said with the act, Singapore has defied international law and norms...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

MACC says it has power to probe public officials, including judges | The Malaysian InsightAnti-graft says it is its duty to look into complaints about matters of corruption.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

MACC defends probe on judge, says it has authority to investigatePUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has defended its decision to initiate a probe against a judge, saying that it has the authority to investigate allegations of corruption, including against “members of public bodies”. So MACC is the most powerful body in Malaysia? Got power over the last line of defence of the Fed Constitution which is the Judiciary. Why don't make MACC the unelected govt, then?
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »