Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos' bail should be revoked for making a mockery of the criminal justice system, Malaysian Bar criminal law committee's Baljit Singh Sidhu (above) said today.
"It is an abuse of criminal procedure and his bail should be revoked.
"It makes a mockery of the criminal procedure when a person allowed bail suddenly runs away and then controls when he wants to come (to the police)," he told Malaysiakini.
He questioned why Jamal could dictate his own terms to the police.
This was after he disappeared in the midst of his bail process last week.
Jamal was last Friday charged under Section 290 of the Penal Code relating to public nuisance after he led a protest last October during which he smashed several bottles of beer outside the Selangor state secretariat building.
Jamal was charged while receiving treatment at the Ampang KPJ specialist hospital for back pain.
However, he disappeared from the hospital before the bail process could be completed.
He later resurfaced but denied fleeing from police custody.
He claimed that he had gone to Lembaga Tabung Haji building to withdraw money to foot the cost of his case.
Earlier today, Jamal promised that he will present himself at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters tomorrow.
This was after Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor last Sunday urged Jamal to turn himself in. -Mkini
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