The Alleged Plagiarist Judge is still around
by S Pathmawathy@www.malaysiakini.com
Veteran lawyer Karpal Singh today renewed his call for Court of Appeal Judge Abdul Malik Ishak's abdication for keeping mum upon a explain of piracy done opposite a Judge.Demanding which Justice Abdul Malik give up in a open interest, Karpal pronounced a decider had committed a "serious action of misconduct".
"He is no more a fit as well as proper chairman to go upon to reason a tall bureau in a Court of Appeal. It goes but saying which his one after an additional occupation of which tall bureau is an embarrassment to a Judiciary," pronounced Karpal, who is additionally a DAP's Bukit Gelugor MP.
The explain opposite a Judge was initial reported in 2000 as well as caused a row between Singapore as well as Malaysia. Former Minister in a Prime Minister's Department Rais Yatim, who reason a law as well as parliamentary affairs portfolio when Singapore authorities lodged a complaint in 2000, has pronounced he does not a know a result of a complaint as he had left a portfolio in 2004.
Retired Singapore Judge GP Selvam brought up a emanate when he claimed which his visualisation had been plagiarised in a copyright matter. According to reports quoting Selvam, a Malaysian Judge had backdated his visualisation as if to reflect it was his own.Karpal had sent a minute to a Judge upon Aug 22 as well as given him 7 days to respond. However, there has been none to date.
The senior lawyer wrote an additional minute upon September 29, informing a Judge which given he did not reply to a explain of plagiarism, it amounted to an acknowledgment of a misconduc! t.On Oct ober 4, while Parliament was in session, Karpal, submitted a suit upheld by 59 Pakatan Rakyat MPs calling for a judiciary opposite Abdul Malik to answer to a piracy charge.
"You have, notwithstanding your overpower all along over a serious allegations I've done opposite you, if untrue, a pill to sue me for defamation as I'm going open upon a allegation," pronounced Karpal, in a minute which was delivered by palm to Abdul Malik yesterday.
He offering Abdul Malik an additional 7 days to opposite a claims, differently take a overpower as a "public admission" of being guilty of plagiarism.
As Parliament was adjourned upon Dec 1, Karpal's private suit lapsed, as it is in a 
powers of a ruling government to call a shots when it comes to motions. This, Karpal added, should not be a way. "Rightfully, it should be a orator who should reason sway per proceedings in Parliament.
"Prior to this a identity of a Judge was blanked out by a media, tentative a right to reply to a allegations. However, it was eventually published by Malaysiakini when Karpal appeared before a alleged plagiarist, Judge Abdul Malik Ishak, asking for his recusal to hear an interest in a case associated to a drug offence.
Prior to a accusation opposite Abdul Malik of having committed plagiarism, a decider had listened an interest associated to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's second sodomy charge. In a course of a appeal, Abdul Malik had allegedly maligned Anwar as well as his lawyer Karpal in a created judgment.
Upon interest at a Federal Court, however, a comments were expunged. Asked if Karpal had a personal vendetta opposite a decider following a remarks, he said: "I've nothing pe! rsonal o pposite him. This is just out of open interest."
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