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>    July 21, 1996
>
>    Last Week At The Dewan Rakyat
>    By Shaila Koshy
(snipped)
>
>    Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Nazri
>    Abdul Aziz created a stir when he said in his reply that it was a
>    policy decision not to prosecute the High Court judge responsible
>    for the poison-pen letter against the judiciary because the huge
>    publicity generated by such a trial would further erode public
>    confidence in the judiciary.

policy? this is interesting ...

>    "If the judge chooses not to defend himself, the Government cannot
>    do anything about it," he said.

hhhmmmm ... so an apprehended offender can opt not to defend
him/herself in order not to be prosecuted ...

>    "We will only set up a tribunal if he does not admit his guilt but
>    what is the point when he has admitted his guilt?"

and the "policy-makers" pardon him ... in exchange for pension ...

>    When approached in the lobby, Khaled Nordin (BN - Johor Baru) said
>    he agreed with Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang that a trial was the
>    best way to disprove the allegations in the 33-page poison-pen
>    letter and restore confidence in the judiciary.
(nipped)
>    "Resignation is not a reason for not prosecuting a person holding
>    high office," he added.

i'm glad that i'm not the only one who disagree ...

>    "They should have a trial," said Khaled Akhbarkhan Abdul Rahman (BN
>    - Libaran), adding: "Otherwise the preception created is that there
>    are two sets of laws in this country."

strike two ...

(snipped)
>
>    "This is the first time that they arrested the culprit and let him
>    off. So what happens when they arrest the next culprit for another
>    letter?" he asked.
>
>    A very senior Barisan MP who did not want to be named put the blame
>    squarely on Mohtar, saying that if he had not made public the
>    investigations, the matter could have been dealt with quietly.

ah huh ... if there's a second offender, we may not know at all ...

this is not right ... public offices should be more transparent ...

>    Khaled, Lim and Karpal Singh all asked that the judge explain his
>    actions to the public.

and the people ask the same ..

~ay~

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