Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh has called on Court of Appeal judge Abdul
Malik Ishak to tender his resignation following an allegation of
plagiarism against him.
Karpal, a senior lawyer said, "This
is to save the reputation of the judiciary and country from suffering
further embarrassment.
The right and honourable thing for him to do is to resign, since
Justice Malik did not deny (the allegation) when I asked (in two letters
to him) before the motion was brought to Parliament.”
Karpal, a senior lawyer said, "This
is to save the reputation of the judiciary and country from suffering
further embarrassment.
The right and honourable thing for him to do is to resign, since
Justice Malik did not deny (the allegation) when I asked (in two letters
to him) before the motion was brought to Parliament.”
Also, Karpal criticised Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd
Nazri Abdul Aziz for shifting the blame to the judiciary, over the absence of action against Justice Malik.
Karpal said he thought Nazri interpreted the law wrongly for, under Article 125 of the
federal constitution, the only way to remove a judge was to hold a
tribunal - hence, the chief justice could not remove a judge as there was no
provision for him to do so.
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