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Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh says the mode of removal of judges is clearly set out in the Federal Constitution |
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh today said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s defence of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) for summoning the top two judges to demand their resignations was ill-advised and against the rule of law.
In a statement, he said the CEP was appointed by the government, therefore its actions were ostensibly those of the government.
“When it summons judges and demands their resignations, it will be seen as the government demanding their resignations which is in complete disregard of the principle of separation of powers,” he added.
In a statement, he said the CEP was appointed by the government, therefore its actions were ostensibly those of the government.
“When it summons judges and demands their resignations, it will be seen as the government demanding their resignations which is in complete disregard of the principle of separation of powers,” he added.
“It is a basic hallmark of any democracy that the executive does not interfere in the affairs of the judiciary.”
The lawyer said criticising the appointments of Chief Justice Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin was not wrong, but it was “quite another matter to summon them and demand their resignations”.
“This is plainly wrong. The Federal Constitution sets out the mode of the removal of judges. This must be adhered to at all times in accordance with the rule of law.
“The CEP has clearly overstepped its boundaries in this case which cannot be condoned.”
On June 10, Ramkarpal had said CEP chairman Daim Zainuddin should not interfere in matters where he had no standing to do so.
He was referring to reports that Daim had summoned the two judges to ask for their resignations.
The DAP MP said the removal of Raus and Zulkefli (who have since resigned) “must be in accordance with the rule of law, and Daim’s involvement in this (if true) is certainly contrary to the said rule of law”.
Mahathir had said it was not wrong for the CEP to have spoken to the top judges, adding: “They have the right to talk to a lot of people who are today innocent because they haven’t been charged. But they can give information that will lead to our taking action against a lot of people.”
Members of a body with no constitutional role effectively removing members of a body actually WITH a constitutional role...was this something that happened in the previous government?
ReplyDeleteMahathir screws the Malaysian Judiciary, Act II, courtesy of the people who complained about the the first time round.
The Judiciary Act was already raped a long time ago, latest being the two Unconstitutional judges. Where were you ?
DeleteMoron, r u still in the state of being blur?
DeleteWhat's wrong with a demand that's trying to RIGHT a wrong?
The appointment of these two highest judges r WRONG in all sensible legal terms. & yet what r u trying to defense?
That demand falls within the right of EVERY rakyat who feels the rape/indignation of the nation with such appointment.
For those who condemn the CoE, DO u guys realise CoE didn't exercise the legal procedure of judicial removal, which fell outside its authority!
Ramkarpal Singh is having his 2cent fun, criticizing for the sake of, perhaps, making himself visible for a possible administrative post in the mamak's govt?
Continued by removing them through unconstitutional means. So, what has changed?
DeleteGuess who raped it? Your dictator. And now you're hankering for Round 2?
Deleteit takes a BIGGER moron to call someone a moron
DeleteYour insult of Ramkarpal would be a revelation of your OWN subconscious
So what the fuck kaytee going to do about ramkarpal insult? Ram his kukuciao against ck. Come on! Kaytee boh hut one la. Talk cock aing song
Deletepuhleeeze lah, your Sing Hokkien makes my hair stand
DeleteWakakakaka….
DeleteCalling a spade spare IS termed a bigger moron! No wonder, u can so comfortably live with jibby's lies after lies.
Denial & twisting of facts R indeed yr biggest wordsmith skill of living le.
Insulting Ramkarpal?
If telling the truth about Ramkarpal's udang business + blurness is insulting him, then yr consistently dispute of jibby's malfeasances + kleptomaniac sapu-ings IS what?
A**licking, right?
what a childish uncouth rant
DeleteYrs???
DeleteThe powers of the Malaysian courts are set out in the constitution. Even how judges are removed.
ReplyDeleteWhere is this set out for the CEP? KS Jomo is a two faced motherfucking hypocrite of a cocksucker.
Whatever najib does is right.....
ReplyDeleteWrong is wrong you say one. Cheebye kaytee
Pot.....kettle....black
Pauline is white and also black (or red)? Please confirm, wakakaka
DeleteKhaw boon wan is brown and he doesnt know you even though he was from penang
DeleteThis is what a rollicking democracy is all about, where a mere MP can lambast the PM (a 93-year old one at that) and an Eminent Person. Keep It Up.
ReplyDeleteAnd if Hannah is Speaker we will have more of this Rumble in the Jungle.
Only Ramkarpal and his sis Sangeet have their Father's genes.
DeleteAn "Eminent Person" is a "Constitutional Nobody", so even if you berak on one it is not something remarkable.
DeleteIn Tanah Tokong Selatan, mirror image. Son of Original Tokong is PM and quarrels with brother and sister. Another deviation from the Parti Tokong Original (other than the kill yourself before being charged for corruption principle).
DeleteYes, the new Pakatan regime is like a breath of fresh air.
DeleteOf course Ktemoc does not recognise it... he still misses Najib very much.
And kaytee kukuciao is in the hsnds of najib and rosmah
DeleteI know your fucking game just like that cheebye kaytee hence i supported lee kuan yew move to destroy jbj and ryan goh
DeleteI wonder if kaytee is related to ryan goh
Monster......kaytee so used to najib shit....kaytee will never leave najib
DeleteRyan Goh's secret son ?
DeleteRamkarpal misses Najib?
DeleteRamkarpal in the hands of Najib and Rosmah?
More like bastard. Monster knows what happen to ryan goh right. Damn epic man.
DeleteDamn malu for malaysian
Haiyah, what's the fuss about? The power to remove the judges still lies with the King as advised by the PM. It's still there and not violated yet.
ReplyDeleteCalling them for a cup of tea, no problem one.
What the fuss of kaytee never make char siew out of nostro piggy? Some pakat2 going on. That doggie says dun wanna increase cheebye kaytee blogging traffic may be true
DeleteWhen Ramkarpal and Sangeet are right and moral and upstanding we applaud them. But ohhh..how glad we were not not to listen to and follow Mariam Lee to undi rosak, ( or play mahjong as suggested by our very own wonderful Ktemoc ) hihihihi. By the by, mana pergi itu UndiRosak Mariam Lee itu ? Bayang pun tak nampak ever since that fateful 9th May, hihihi. She who waxed so lyrical in her 15 minutes of fame prior to GE14 now hilang completely from the scene, wakakakkaa...gloat, gloat and gloat, hihi
ReplyDeleteJj,
DeleteNever give this cheebye kaytee the pleasure to create wedge. Hence my mission is to locate kaytee and destroy kaytee. Even if i need to use pauline's help
Sangeet has totally disappeared fron sight.
DeleteSeems she is still in DAP but 'kept under wraps'.
Too much of an embarassing Loose Cannon, especially with DAP now part of the Federal government.
Ramkarpal & Sangeet in Gerakan vs Gobind for GE15! Go go go!
Deleteyou could be right - PRINCIPLES are now embarrassing to the DAP - she needs to be kept under wrap for fear of annoying Mahathir
DeleteKaytee shows no face, no id and still wanna talk about principle....hahahaha
DeleteKaytee silence on najib really revealing on kaytee cheebye character
Hehehehe...PRINCIPLES coming out of Ktemoc looks like dedak shit coming out la.
DeleteTDM should appoint Ramkarpal as Minister in charge of Law. Then the spirit of Karpal will smile down upon the Cabinet during the meetings and a voice will be heard to say "finally....it is complete.....over my dead body..."
ReplyDeleteI sokong !
Delete[ Invited to speak at London’s Doughty Street Chambers, famous for its human rights focus, Anwar Ibrahim today stunned his audience by revealing that he has requested the firm to continue with the case they had drawn in his defence – even though he has now been fully pardoned and exonerated by the King.
ReplyDelete“I want to have [my case] set out and reviewed in court and to have it judged purely on the principles of law – this would show the beginning of the rule of justice in Malaysia”, he explained. ]
Hmmm... Can the Federal Court reopen his case? The beginning of the rule of law? Interesting, is not..HY?
'Fully pardoned and exonerated by the King'.
DeleteCame across this comment on social media ( took the liberty to post here ) :
"By accepting pardon, it also means that you accept the guilty verdict. A full pardon only remits sentence but it does not overturn guilty verdict. Essentially, Anwar told a blatant lie to the public. Anwar was found not guilty for sodomy charge in his 1998 trial but was convicted for corruption. Technically, he did not serve the sentence for sodomy but corruption following the 1998 trial. He was put on jail for six years and released in the year of 2004. On his 2010 trial, however, he was convicted for sodomy charges. Technically, a conviction can only be overturned by higher court. The highest court of the land is federal court. Anwar's conviction for second sodomy charge was upheld by federal court. Legally speaking, his conviction for second sodomy charge cannot be overturned".
But being pardoned by the King is totally different from being exonerated, the latter would mean being absolved from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. Absolved would connote clear, acquit, declare innocent, find innocent, pronounce not guilty, discharge...