Senior lawyer sees red over judge-bashing


Sankara Nair wants movement to be taken opposite those obliged for the dubious as well as vile attack upon Justice VT Singham.
PETALING JAYA: The sardonic attack opposite the High Court decider has left the comparison counsel working with indignation as well as demanding which movement be taken opposite the perpetrator.
Referring to an essay published upon the Perkasa website yesterday, Sankara Nair told FMT which he was both angry as well as appalled by the dubious as well as vile statements.
"The bard is incredibly foolish as well as his allegations have been scurrilous, disparaging as well as unconditionally unwarranted. The bard has left upon the vicious, baseless, as well as defamatory personal harangue opposite the decider as well as it is prima facie disregard of court.
"The bard is obviously politically encouraged as well as as such unqualified as well as not qualified to give substantial, helpful as well as in accord with criticism of Justice VT Singham or any authorised officer for which matter," he added.
Sankara pronounced which if the Attorney-General's Chambers did not approach the military to lodge the report, he would be some-more than willing to record the military inform upon this matter.
The counsel additionally urged the arch probity as head of the law to call upon the AG Chambers to act opposite the particular or people of Perkasa who were involved in this matter.
"Judges have been regularly exposed as well as it is most hapless which they have been unable to urge themselves privately opposite attacks opposite them. Thus, it is the open avocation of all lawyers as well as the Ba! r Counci l to guard opposite such attacks upon judges as well as to protect the sanctity as well as integrity of all judges in behaving their authorised duties.
"It is reiterated which it is the authorised as well as bounden avocation of the Attorney-General's Chambers to take the mount as well as to come out strongly opposite such inhuman poise by this bard as well as institute disregard proceedings as well as additionally order the military to embark investigations by arising an Order to Investigate (OTI) with the perspective to prosecuting the writer," he said.
The essay penned by Zainuddin Salleh had questioned Singham's impartiality, his past judgments as well as additionally hidden which he could be the homosexual due to him being the bachelor.
Singham is the presiding decider in the RM50 million insult suit filed by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim opposite Utusan Malaysia. He is scheduled to broach his judgment upon Jan 22.
'Article aims to intimidate him'
Commenting further, Sankara, the former Anwar lawyer, pronounced the decider had yet to broach his outcome as well as the contents of the essay was obviously premeditated as well as timed as such with an intention to intimidate him as well as to interfere with the administration of justice.
"This amounts to the clear commission of the rapist offence under Section 228 of the Penal Code, the design of which is to safety the prestige as well as dignity of the probity by punishing any person whointentionally insults in any way the probity administering justice," he added.
Section 228 of the Penal Code reads as follows: 228. Intentional insult or stop to the open menial sitting in any theatre of the authorised proceeding. Whoever intentionally offers any insult or causes any stop to any open servant, whilst such open menial is sitting in any theatre of the authorised proceeding, shall be punished with seizure for the term which might! magnify to 6 months or with excellent which might magnify to dual thousand ringgit or with both.
Vouching for the judge's integrity, Sankara pronounced which most lawyers, together with himself, had won as well as lost prior to Singham.
"Also, we as well as most of my esteemed colleagues have appeared prior to him as well as we have walked out of probity with the feeling of being since the fair hearing.
"It is usual knowledge which he has regularly confirmed impartiality, since decisions but fright or foster as well as has regularly acted exemplary," he added.
Sankara additionally found it disturbing which the bard had done uncalled-for references to the judge's personal hold up as well as his singular status.
"It is twisted logic which the man or woman of the certain age who stays singular is deemed to be gay as well as as such can usually come from the deranged mind.
"Such personal slurs upon any part of of the law must not go unpunished," he stressed.
Yesterday, Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga as well as MIC central working committee part of S Vell Paari had additionally condemned the article.
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