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Crisis in the Attorney-Generals Chambers (?)

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

November 24, 2011

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Crisis in a Attorney-General's Chambers (?)

by FMT Staff

Allegations of inner politicking, nepotism as well as cronyism have been swirling in a Attorney-General's Chambers as well as fed-up emissary public prosecutors (DPPs) have been tendering their letters for discretionary retirement.

Those interviewed by FMT agreed to voice their grievances upon condition of anonymity These authorised eagles believe which a debase is over correct as well as pin a blame upon Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail himself.

According to them, it is an open tip which those constant to Gani rise up a ranks as well as have been given pass tasks irrespective of either they have been competent for a job or otherwise. Those deliberate hostile or vicious of a AG's decisions often land in cold storage.

"The usually criteria (required) is which a DPP contingency be tighten to him (Gani) as well as not go opposite his or his men's word," pronounced a former comparison DPP who served for scarcely 30 years.Initially, usually a handful felt dissapoint with Gani though a series has grown over a years as well as they have been tendering their duplicate for discretionary retirement.

"The AG in his genius as a conduct of a dialect is approving a applications without a smallest of hesitation," pronounced an additional pained DPP.In their application, most of a DPPS cite "personal reasons" for their decision.

"It's very difficult for them to state a actual reason since usually a AG has a discretionary energy either to approve their applications or not. They will be asking for trouble if they state 'AG's conduct' as being a reason," pronounced a DPP.
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Son, Daughter-in-Law promoted

Quizzed upon their grouses regarding Gani as well as his men, one DPP cited a management of a International Centre for Law as well as Legal Studies (ICELLS), where a AG's son as well as daughter-in-law have been attached to.

"Both of them have less than five years knowledge in a use though have already been promoted to Grades L48 as well as L52 respectively. In a service, there was never such a promotion exercise.

"As distant as we know, it is usually in Malaysia which a AG as well as his next-of-kin have been operative in a same dialect as well as same building," he said.

He combined which initially investigate division conduct K Muniandy was slated to helm ICELLS. "Muniandy was a former emissary conduct of prosecution as well as highly respected in a authorised fraternity though he was sidelined, call him to put in his discretionary early early retirement writings during a age of 50.

"He was a usually 'Jusa A' Indian military officer in a Chambers as well as substantially in a complete polite service. So there contingency be something severely wrong when someone of his description as well as knowledge chooses to quit," he added.

For a record, on top of Muniandy, alternative comparison DPPs who have left a use have been S Devanandan, Ahmad Firuz Zainal Abidin, Dr Sabirin Jaafar, Shamsul Sulaiman as well as Sallehuddin Saidin.

Solicitor-General II upon a way out

In a associated development, FMT additionally learned which Solicitor-General II Mohamed Yusof Zainal Abidin, 56, has additionally submitted his duplicate for discretionary retirem! ent.

"This is a third time he has submitted his application. When he practical a initial time in 2008, former premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi assured him to stay whilst his second duplicate was submitted a few months after Najib Tun Razak took over as prime minister. Najib additionally swayed him to stay.

"But this time around, Yusof motionless which he will not let any one speak him out of his decision. He is frustrated with a empty promises of restoring a integrity of a AG Chambers," pronounced an officer.

He additionally disclosed which for a past three years, Yusof's usually task has been to handle Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy II trial. Other DPPs, he added, have been told which Yusof's offce is deliberate off limits as well as a latter is almost kept in "isolation" during his desk.

"Those in a Chambers have been wakeful what is call comparison DPPs to throw in a towel, whilst those who choose to remain, do so grudgingly. The country's leadership is additionally wakeful of what is happening though no movement is being taken to fix a problem.

"We fear which a situation has right away come to a point of being over redemption," pronounced an additional former DPP.