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Establishment of a Tribunal to remove Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

Establishment of a Tribunal to remove Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

I am writing to officially ask you to raise in the Cabinet on Wednesday, 17th January 1990, the question of involving Article 145 of the Constitution to establish a Tribunal to remove Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman as Attorney-General.

Never before in the history of Malaysia has an Attorney-General suffered such nation-wide loss of public confidence, credibility and even legitimacy as a result of his improper, unjustifiable and unlawful decision in January 1989 to destroy the eleven videotapes and four envelops of 2,000 photographs recovered by the Police in connection with the robbery in the house of the Deputy Speaker, D.P.Vijandran on August 3,1988. Continue reading Establishment of a Tribunal to remove Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

DAP calls on the Prime Minister to suspend Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General and to establishment a Tribunal to impeach him for misconduct for directing or advising the destruction of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes

By Parliamentary Oppistion Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 12.1.1990.

DAP calls on the Prime Minister to suspend Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General and to establishment a Tribunal to impeach him for misconduct for directing or advising the destruction of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes

For the last two days, Malaysians of all races and classes, men and women, had been seized by a sense of moral outrage at the destruction of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes at the behest of the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib. Continue reading DAP calls on the Prime Minister to suspend Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General and to establishment a Tribunal to impeach him for misconduct for directing or advising the destruction of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes

The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan Nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal- DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, January 11, 1990:

The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan Nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal- DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

With the statement by the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman yesterday, the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal has blown up to become an even bigger Barisan Nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal! Continue reading The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan Nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal- DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal – DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, January 11, 1990:

The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal – DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

With the statement by the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman yesterday, the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal has blown up to become an even bigger Barisan Nasional pornographic videotape burning tape scandal! Continue reading The Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal is blowing up to become the Barisan nasional pornographic videotape burning scandal – DAP calls for sacking of Vijandran and resignation of Tan Sri Abu Talib as Attorney-General

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to agree to the formation of a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee into the involvement of Deputy Speaker, D.P.Vijandran, in the pornographic videotape scandal

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secreatary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 5.1.1990:

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to agree to the formation of a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee into the involvement of Deputy Speaker, D.P.Vijandran, in the pornographic videotape scandal

One month after the pornographic videotape scandal was brought to Parliament, the Prime Minister, Datuk Ser Dr.Mahathir Mohamed, has at last spoken about it. However, his long-overdue reaction and comment is most disappointing for a Prime Minister who had started his administration with the slogan “Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy” government. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to agree to the formation of a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee into the involvement of Deputy Speaker, D.P.Vijandran, in the pornographic videotape scandal

Malaysians must be prepared to think of the unthinkable to make the 1990s a decade of hope and promise

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, to a DAPSY meeting in DAP Hqrs, Petaling Jaya, on Thursday, 4th January 1990 at 8 p.m.

Malaysians must be prepared to think of the unthinkable to make the 1990s a decade of hope and promise

The year 1989 has ended with many changes. The year saw the end of the 40-year old Cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, the end of the Brezhnev Doctrine, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the East European communist governments and the attempts at reform by Gorbachev in Russia itself. Continue reading Malaysians must be prepared to think of the unthinkable to make the 1990s a decade of hope and promise

DAP’s strong protest that Parliamentary has not been extended for another day on Monday because of the Barisan Nasional government’s fears that the DAP would again raise the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 16.12.1989

DAP’s strong protest that Parliamentary has not been extended for another day on Monday because of the Barisan Nasional government’s fears that the DAP would again raise the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal

DAP wishes to protest in the strongest possible terms that Dewan Rakyat was not extended for another day on Monday because of the government’s fear that the DAP would again raise the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal issue. Continue reading DAP’s strong protest that Parliamentary has not been extended for another day on Monday because of the Barisan Nasional government’s fears that the DAP would again raise the Vijandran pornographic videotape scandal

Dewan Rakyat Letter

Tuan Yang di-Pertua, 15.12.1989
Dewan Rakyat,
Malaysia.

YB Tan Sri,

(1) Substantive motion under S.O. 43 to review decisions of Timbalan Yang di Pertua, Y.B. D.P. Vijandran in connection with the suspension of YB Karpal Singh on 11th December 1989 and YB P. Patto on 12th December 1989 over the allegation that YB Vijandran was himself actor in the pornographic video tapes scandal Continue reading Dewan Rakyat Letter

DAP proposes a Royal Commission headed by former Lord President, Tun Suffian, to restore Independence of Judiciary

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAF Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, December 14, 1989 on the Courts of Judicature (Amendment ) Bill

DAP proposes a Royal Commission headed by former Lord President, Tun Suffian, to restore Independence of Judiciary

The 1989 Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill is the direct resu7lt of the 1989 Judicature crises, where the Lord President, Tun Salleh Abas, was sacked, followed by the suspension of five Supreme Court judges and the subsequent sacking of two them, namely Tam Sri Wan Suleiman and Datuk George Agong Seah. Continue reading DAP proposes a Royal Commission headed by former Lord President, Tun Suffian, to restore Independence of Judiciary

DAP calls for tabling of the Peace Agreement with Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in Parliament together with a Ministerial statement on all the administrative and other agreements reached in the peace talks

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 3rd December 1989:

DAP calls for tabling of the Peace Agreement with Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in Parliament together with a Ministerial statement on all the administrative and other agreements reached in the peace talks

DAP welcomes the signing of the Peace Agreement by the Malaysian and Thai governments and the Communist Party of Malay (CPM) in haadyai yesterday, bringing an end to the 41 – year – old armed CPM struggle which had cost Malaysia so much in terms of lives and money, as well as the democratic freedoms and human rights of the people. Continue reading DAP calls for tabling of the Peace Agreement with Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in Parliament together with a Ministerial statement on all the administrative and other agreements reached in the peace talks