Malaysian Bar Council says NO to Hanif Panel

May 29, 2012

"NO" to Hanif Panel,'YES' to Suhakam Probe

by Teoh El Sen|www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Malaysian Bar Council shuns a government row headed by ex-IGP Hanif Omar, as well as instead will take partial in Suhakam's probe upon tellurian rights violations during a BERSIH3.0 rally.

The Bar Council has rejected carrying dual identical inquiries to inspect tellurian rights violations during a BERSIH 3.0 convene as it "serves no purpose".

Bar Council Vice-President Christopher Leong pronounced which it was crude for a government's Independent Advisory Panel, headed by former IGP Hanif Omar, to ensue with a exploration when Suhakam was already you do a same thing.

"What role would it offer to have dual inquiries? asked Leong. When questioned if a Council would protest Hanif's panel, he said: "The Bar Council had settled progressing which it would take partial in a Suhakam inquiry. Therefore you do not see what utilitarian role would be served in duplicating a process as well as expending double a resources."

"It is inconsistent which a row is proceeding with a exploration when Suhakam, a orthodox as well as eccentric commission, has settled which it would commence such an inquiry," pronounced Leong, adding a responsibility to probe military attack as well as other issues during a Apr twenty-eight should distortion with Suhakam.

"Suhakam is a correct physique to commence a exploration it has a experience, orthodox charge as well as authorised framework to do so. The Suhakam Act 1999 provides for this," he said.

Yesterday, Hanif Omar voiced which 10 conditio! ns of an xiety have been set for a exploration following a first meeting with a Home Ministry last Friday. Among others, a row seeks to settle if there was random, drawn out as well as wanton earthy attack as well as savagery by military upon a open as well as journalists.

The row will also seek to settle if there were wrong as well as uncalled-for arrests of open as well as media professionals as well as either any were assaulted as well as beaten. Also in a conditions of anxiety is to examination police's standard handling procession for throng as well as open control.

Besides Hanif, other members of a row have been former chief probity of Borneo Steve Shim Lip Kiong, Kumpulan Akhbar Sinar Harian handling executive Husammuddin Yaacub, Sin Chiew group authorised confidant Liew Peng Chuan, Petronas corporate affairs comparison general manager Medan Abdullah as well as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychologist Prof Dr Rozmi Ismail.

Hanif had reportedly pronounced which he was "prepared to encounter a Bar Council or any other parties" for mutual benefit.

Panel has no authorised standing

Leong repeated which a Bar Council's stand is which Hanif should not be a member upon a row based upon his 'anti-BERSIH' views, as well as since a row has no authorised standing.

"This is not about his integrity. The Bar Council does not in actuality question his firmness as well as apply oneself which Tun had since invaluable make use of to a country. It is unfortunately about a perception of autonomy as well as open confidence in a panel."

Leong added, however, which a Bar Council "is always amenable" to encounter Hanif to plead a matter.

The 10 conditions of anxiety are:

  • To settle a means of a disorders during as well as around Dataran Merdeka, as well as in areas heading to it, as well as a inlet of a actual disorders, which were reported to have occurred from 3pm upon Apr 28.
  • To settle either any! wrong o r negligent acts, or omissions, were caused or urged to be caused by parties involved.
  • To settle either enforcement agencies had adhered to correct as well as official procedures as well as action during all times particularly in a make use of of force.
  • To settle either there was random, drawn out as well as wanton earthy attack as well as savagery by a military upon members of a open as well as media professionals.
  • To settle either there was official confiscation and/or drop of photographs as well as video recordings done by a open as well as media professionals, as well as repairs caused to their equipment.
  • To settle either there were wrong arrests of members of a open as well as media professionals as well as either any persons were physically assaulted as well as beaten, as well as suffered serious injuries while in a care as well as custody of a police.
  • To settle either there was an wrong rejection of entrance for lawyers to their arrested clients.
  • To settle a steps taken by a organisers of BERSIH 3.0 to safeguard which their planned large convene would sojourn peaceful via a convene as well as disperse peacefully thereafter.
  • To examination Police standard handling procedures in apply oneself of throng as well as open control, as well as of addressing disorderly control as well as riots.
  • To inspect any other make a difference to settle a truth.

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