Lawyers concerned over KIDEX deal


The Bar Council will be land a assembly soon to plead a RM2.2 billion main road stipulate awarded to firms linked to a former CJ as well as an Umno lawyer.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Bar boss Lim Chee Wee pronounced a series of lawyers were concerned upon claims of a quid pro quo main road understanding linking a former top decider during its annual assembly here today.
Lim told reporters after a AGM that a legislature will encounter soon to "deliberate" upon a make a difference nonetheless a Bar boss pronounced he would not "pre-empt" a outcome of a assembly that is expected to probe into a probable conflict of seductiveness in a purported deal.
"Quite a series of lawyers had lifted a emanate in a assembly a Bar Council will demeanour into a make a difference further," he said.
Opposition lawmakers have been harping upon a RM2.2 billion stipulate to set up a 50km-long Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) to companies owned by Umno counsel Hafarizam Harun as well as a mother of former Chief Justice Zaki Azmi.
The companies in theme have been Emrail Sdn Bhd as well as Zabima Engineering Sdn Bhd. Hafarizam is a executive in both firms while Zaki's wife, Nik Sazlina Mohd Zain is a executive in Emrail.
The emanate was first lifted by controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin who claimed of a possibility that a stipulate may have been rewarded to a twin for allegedly helping broach Perak to a ruling Barisan Nasional (BN).
Perak fell to opposition hands during tsunami of 2008 general choosing though was recaptured by BN during a year-long constitutional impasse that ensured when 3 Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers left their parties to turn B! N-friend ly independents.
Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin pronounced that a plan was awarded upon consequence as well as not for political reasons.
"It is upon a basement of correct evaluation. The plan was awarded formed upon merit; formed upon submissions to a supervision as well as a Economic Planning Unit.
"It is no different from other concessions awarded by a government," he had said.
'Strictly upon merit'
Hafarizam confirmed that his association had perceived a stipulate though denied that it was awarded for a pronounced reason, job a accusation malicious as well as intended during blemish his as well as Zaki's image.
He pronounced a stipulate was awarded to his association strictly upon merits.
The Umno legal advisor additionally told an online headlines portal that he did not hold a attack was usually Raja Petra's though made by "unseen hands" sceptical of his company's success.
Meanwhile, a former chief justic, refused to comment upon a matter.
Lim pronounced he saw no faults in lawyers owning businesses though argued that this sold allegation consequence courtesy due to a "links" involved.
"There is zero to stop a counsel from being a successful business chairman though in this sold situation unfortunately (because of) a links that have been involved," he said, adding that this was why Bar members had lifted a issue.
The Bar boss additionally pronounced members had questioned if Zaki did benefit from a stipulate as well as if it was justified for them to theme if a stipulate was indeed a "reward" for a Perak takeover.
He pronounced it was wrong for retired judges to embrace "financial rewards" though noted that Zaki is not a shareholder as well as executive of a association implicated.
Bar suggests disposition in shoe-throwing Imam jailing
In an additional matter, a Malaysian Ba! r questi oned if it was suitable for a 3 Federal Court judges to preside over a imam Hoslan Hussin case as well as bring him for disregard of court that resulted in a one-year jail sentence.
Lim pronounced multiform members had lifted a theme of probable disposition in a matter. He pronounced a annual assembly currently saw a "unanimous" voice expressing discontent over a "harsh" punishment.
"Quite a series (of lawyers lifted a issue) A few articulated it. But from a mood, it was a unanimous view members common that one year was really harsh," Lim told a press discussion here.
He added that members additionally questioned either it was suitable for a same panel of a Federal Court, that heard a application for leave to appeal, during that a action of disregard occurred, to bring Hoslan for disregard as well as judgment him for a pronounced offence.
Hoslan (photo) flung his boots during a Federal Court Bench upon Feb 22 after they struck out his bid to challenge an eviction sequence from a city mosque here in 1999 upon a technicality.
He dumbfounded a judges, lawyers as well as members of a open who packaged a courtroom during a Federal Court when he stood up, took off both his boots as well as lobbed a pair right during a Bench.
Hoslan was found to have committed a action of disregard by a same three-man Bench, led by Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, last upon Thursday.
The Bar had looked into law reforms upon matters pertaining to disregard of court years ago, Lim pointed, as well as had recommended that in such situations that usually judges not theme to a action of disregard should hear a disregard proceedings.
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