We are watching the Bar Council closely

Lawyer-turned-activist Haris Ibrahim welcomes a council's preference to examine for possible bungle in a drafting of a second SD, though still has reservations.

PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council's preference to investigate a drafting of P Balasubramaniam's second statutory stipulation (SD) is a step in a right citation as well as will be monitored closely, lawyer-turned-activist Haris Ibrahim pronounced today.

Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee told The Malaysian Insider currently which it would demeanour into possible bungle surrounding a second SD, though he declined to elaborate.

The SD reversed an progressing one Balasubramaniam had signed, which implicated prime minister Najib Tun Razak in a 2006 attempted murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Haris told FMT: "This is good. Since they declined to elaborate, my immediate reaction would be which it is a welcome announcement.

"The Bar Council contingency be thorough as well as leave no mill unturned in their investigations, as well as to conduct it but fear or favour."

He pronounced which he would be examination a Bar Council for any missteps, as well as which he would not demur to voice out his dissatisfaction if any aspect of a examine was seen to be wanting.

Carpet merchant Deepak Jaikishan suggested in a recent talk with PAS organ Harakah which a "Tan Sri" counsel as well as his son had been concerned in a credentials of a second SD.

The name of a lawyer, however, was bleeped out in a video interview.

Following a disclosure, Haris wrote to a council on Monday requesting which it examine a lawyers' tempe! rament a s well as discern if there was incorrectness in a credentials of a second SD.

But when Lim pronounced more justification was compulsory for a Bar Council to take action, Haris wrote a second minute on Wednesday, this time disclosing a names of a lawyers.

However, Haris refused to reveal a names to a public.

Bar contingency answer dual questions
The Tan Sri counsel was eventually suggested to be Cecil Abraham, who sits on a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) panel. In exposing a lawyer's identity, former part of of MACC advisory row Robert Phang urged Abraham to come brazen as well as verify a claims.

However, Balasubramaniam's lawyer, Americk Singh Sidhu, stressed which Abraham was a "barrister of a highest integrity" as well as confirmed which it was "unthinkable" for Abraham to have been concerned in a credentials of a second SD.

"We contingency await a outcome of a Bar Council's investigation. Americk is articulating feelings from a long duration of friendship, so what he pronounced was understandable. But it is not based on review of facts," pronounced Haris.

"I'm glad which a Bar Council has concluded to pierce in a right direction, though it contingency answer dual questions: Who drafted a SD, as well as what were a resources in which it was affirmed?

"I mean, Bala has come out as well as pronounced which he didn't even indoctrinate a counsel to pull it out. He wasn't even permitted to read what he was signing," he added.

Haris was referring to a statement by Americk yesterday, where he alleged which a second SD had been drafted but a latter's input. He additionally claimed which Balasubramaniam was forced to pointer a second SD since of threats to a reserve of his mother as well as children.

"So when we take these resources into account, a Bar Council contingency value if there was incorrectness in a credentials of a SD," pronounced! Haris. "This is not a mundane, benign SD which involves, say, replacing one's lost MyKad.

"It involves Balasubramaniam confessing an offence, as well as he was not even privy to what he was signing. The open contingency know if incorrectness took place, as well as so contingency a Bar Council," pronounced Haris.

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