THE police will be calling in three judges soon as part of the investigations into Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s explosive affidavit into alleged judicial misconduct, said the police chief today.
Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said his men will be recording statements from these three judges, apart from several other individuals.
He did not name the judges.
“We will work towards completing the investigations as soon as possible.
“Once completed, the investigation papers will be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor,” he was quoted as saying in The Star today.
The police had already visited Hamid’s chambers at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on February 27 to record his statement.
His lawyer, Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, had then said the judge had maintained his stand as stated in his affidavit, and was ready to give full details in a royal commission of inquiry.
The judge had also said the same to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission when they had visited him to take his statement.
The police investigation is based on a report lodged by the chief registrar’s office on February 15.
On February 14, Justice Hamid filed an affidavit claiming of judicial misconduct by senior judges.
The affidavit was filed in support of lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo’s application to declare that the chief justice had failed to defend the integrity and credibility of the judiciary in connection with two alleged incidents of judicial interference.
Following the disclosure of the affidavit, the government agreed to form an RCI to look into the judge’s allegations.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers today applied to expunge a large portion of the affidavit, claiming that they were they were a “contemptuous, scandalous, and scurrilous attack on the judiciary”.
THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
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