No powers to compel them to testify

The panel completed its three-hour meeting at 12.45pm.

At a press conference after the meeting, Haidar (left) stressed that the panel had no special powers to compel potential witnesses to testify.

He said that the panel is requesting those who can help in verifying the authenticity of the video clip to “voluntarily” come forward.

When asked whether the panel can give protection to witnesses, Shankar answered: “Truth is the best armour. Justice is the best protection.”

I wonder will this so-called the three-member independent panel for Malaysian judicial scandal will end up with nothing? They even don’t has special powers to compel the witnesses, who dares to be witness after all? Just have this panel before the General Election?

“Truth is the best armour. Justice is the best protection.” I seriously doubt it! (more…)

‘What crisis? I don’t see any’

There is no crisis in the judiciary and neither is there any scandal involved, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz. And he blamed the opposition for creating the scandal in order to erode the public confidence in the judiciary.

“No crisis, no problems. I don’t see any scandal,” he was reported as saying in the media today.

You don’t see any because the darkest place is under the candlestick. Yet, a bad workman always blames his tools. So, have you seen it? (more…)