Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz has sidestepped the issue of the alleged plagiarist judge, saying it is up to the judiciary to take action.
Nazri, who is the de facto Law Minister, was asked why no action had been taken on the judge who now sits on the Court of Appeal although the issue was brought up in 2000 and his predecessor Rais Yatim knew about it.
“We (the executive) cannot interfere in another branch of the government, namely the judiciary. Although the case was brought up, we cannot interfere as this could be interpreted as interference by the executive,” he said.
“You should ask the judiciary about this,” he said.
When asked who is the rightful person, Nazri (right) said it is the chief justice.
He told this to reporters after giving his keynote address during the Public Event to Promote the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Malaysia.
The complaint was first made by the Singapore Chief Justice to the then-Chief Justice Eusoff Chin.
Subsequently, Malaysia has had four other chief justices, namely Dzaiddin Abdullah, Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, Abdul Hamid Mohamad and Zaki Azmi.
The case of the plagiarist judge was revived when senior lawyer Karpal Singh brought a motion in parliament which was supported by close to 60 Pakatan Rakyat MPs for the formation of a tribunal against the judge.
The identity of the judge, which has been left out by the media last week, was finally published by Malaysiakini yesterday when Karpal appeared before the alleged plagiarist, judge Abdul Malik Ishak, asking for his recusal to hear an appeal in a drug case.
Former Singapore judge GP Selvam has brought up the issue when he alleged that his judgment had been plagiarised in a copyright matter and the Malaysian judge had backdated his judgment as if to reflect it was his.
The status of Karpal's motion is uncertain as the Dewan Rakyat speaker has yet to decide on the matter.
If it is allowed, it remains uncertain whether it would be tabled at this parliament session or the next session.
Nazri, who is the de facto Law Minister, was asked why no action had been taken on the judge who now sits on the Court of Appeal although the issue was brought up in 2000 and his predecessor Rais Yatim knew about it.
“We (the executive) cannot interfere in another branch of the government, namely the judiciary. Although the case was brought up, we cannot interfere as this could be interpreted as interference by the executive,” he said.
“You should ask the judiciary about this,” he said.When asked who is the rightful person, Nazri (right) said it is the chief justice.
He told this to reporters after giving his keynote address during the Public Event to Promote the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Malaysia.
The complaint was first made by the Singapore Chief Justice to the then-Chief Justice Eusoff Chin.
Subsequently, Malaysia has had four other chief justices, namely Dzaiddin Abdullah, Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, Abdul Hamid Mohamad and Zaki Azmi.
The case of the plagiarist judge was revived when senior lawyer Karpal Singh brought a motion in parliament which was supported by close to 60 Pakatan Rakyat MPs for the formation of a tribunal against the judge.
The identity of the judge, which has been left out by the media last week, was finally published by Malaysiakini yesterday when Karpal appeared before the alleged plagiarist, judge Abdul Malik Ishak, asking for his recusal to hear an appeal in a drug case.
Former Singapore judge GP Selvam has brought up the issue when he alleged that his judgment had been plagiarised in a copyright matter and the Malaysian judge had backdated his judgment as if to reflect it was his.
The status of Karpal's motion is uncertain as the Dewan Rakyat speaker has yet to decide on the matter.
If it is allowed, it remains uncertain whether it would be tabled at this parliament session or the next session.
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