Why Malaysia’s lawyers march: Did the 2007 Walk for Justice change anything? Why are they marching again?

about the “latest crisis in the judiciary” as shown by the expose through a video clip of a lawyer’s lengthy discussion with a senior judge and the alleged brokering of the appointment and promotion of judges, with the Malaysian Bar urging the prime minister to strengthen the independence of the judiciary through judicial reform and to introduce a Judicial Appointments Commission to restore public confidence in the judiciary.

Following RCI proceedings from January 14 to February 15, 2008, the RCI panel on May 9, 2008 gave its report to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The RCI panel’s report was made publicly available on May 20, 2008. It was also at this 2008 event that the prime minister recognised the contributions of the “six outstanding judges” — including two posthumously — who were affected by the 1988 judicial crisis, and announced goodwill ex gratia payments to them or their families.

File picture of Malaysian Bar president Chris Leong addressing the crowd at the ‘Walk for Peace and Freedom’ event, October 16, 2014. — Picture by Yiswaree PalansamyAfter the 2007 Walk for Justice, the Malaysian Bar held two more marches, to uphold freedom of assembly and freedom of speech in Malaysia.

, where the professional body was recognised as having admirably fulfilled its role as the guardian of the rule of law and defender of human rights and the public interest in Malaysia.” to condemn the use of the Sedition Act 1948 and to protest the multiple arrests, investigations and charges made under that law.

that it had started its investigation on the SRC trial judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, later responding on April 28 to criticisms by insisting that it has the power to investigate public officers including judges and clarifying that investigations do not necessarily mean an individual has committed an offence.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Then why some lawyers still humbug their clients...and colluded with others in processing and proceeding of legal cases...maybe they're just humans...

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