Lawyers and politicians roundly condemned the dropping of the case against VK Lingam, predicting a further slide in public confidence in the judiciary.
For chairperson of the constitutional bar law committee Edmund Bon (right), the decision was rather "surprising because we have spent so much money and time during the royal commission inquiry".
"The royal commission also came up with recommendations saying that some individual may have committed an offence and requesting the police and AG to take further action.
"...but I am very disappointed the government has closed the file...even the commission had identified the offences and yet no further action," he added.
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