Appleate Court dismisses Dr M's bid to dismiss two forex RCI members

The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s leave application to remove two members from the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Bank Negara’s forex losses.

“This appeal has several legal impediments that even if a writ (of leave) is given, the appellant would not be able to surmount it. The appeal is dismissed and the high court decision is upheld,” said Justice Mohd Zawawi Salleh today.

However, Zawawi did not elaborate on the legal impediments he mentioned in his oral judgement.

He was chairing the three-member panel who presided today’s hearing. Other members of the panel are Justice Abdul Rahman Sebli and Justice Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil.

Mahathir’s counsel Haniff Khatri Abdulla had seeked for the cost to be set at “two-point-six thousand” as a “symbolic gesture”. However, the judges granted senior federal counsel Alice Loke’s request for RM10,000 instead.

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- Mkini