Category: Judiciary

The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, March 18, 1992:

The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.

For the second day in succession yesterday, lawyers appear¬ing in the Supreme Court were asked to explain their stand if they dispute the position of Tun Abdul Hamid Omar as Lord President. Continue reading The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.

I will consider moving a substantive motion in Parliament against the Lord President, Tun Hamid if he wants every lawyer appearing before him to declare confidence in him and to accept the propriety and legality of the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abas

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 17th March, 1992:

I will consider moving a substantive motion in Parliament against the Lord President, Tun Hamid if he wants every lawyer appearing before him to declare confidence in him and to accept the propriety and legality of the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abas.

Tun Hamid seems to be heading towards this direction, in wanting lawyers to directly or indirectly to declare their confidence in him and to declare their stand on the propriety and legality of the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abas as Lord President. Continue reading I will consider moving a substantive motion in Parliament against the Lord President, Tun Hamid if he wants every lawyer appearing before him to declare confidence in him and to accept the propriety and legality of the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abas

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to restore the Independence of the Judiciary and to end the Bar-Government stalemate arising from the 1988 judicial crisis following the arbitrary expulsion of Tun Salleh Abas and two Supreme Court judges

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 16th March 1992:

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to restore the Independence of the Judiciary and to end the Bar-Government stalemate arising from the 1988 judicial crisis following the arbitrary expulsion of Tun Salleh Abas and two Supreme Court judges.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, had for the second day in succession spearheaded the Government attack on the Bar Council for its overwhelming AGM decision on Saturday retaining its 1988 ‘no-confidence’ motion on the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar. Continue reading DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to restore the Independence of the Judiciary and to end the Bar-Government stalemate arising from the 1988 judicial crisis following the arbitrary expulsion of Tun Salleh Abas and two Supreme Court judges

Call on Tun Hamid to retire from the Judiciary to end the stalemate created by the 1988 Judicial Crisis to arbitrarily remove Tun Salleh Abbas as Lord President

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, March 15, 1992:

Call on Tun Hamid to retire from the Judiciary to end the stalemate created by the 1988 Judicial Crisis to arbitrarily remove Tun Salleh Abbas as Lord President.

The four-hour Bar Council AGM yesterday rejected by an overwhelmingly decisive vote of 809 to 52 a motion to ‘acknowledge and recognise’ the position of Tun Hamid as Lord President. This in effect means the retention of the Bar Council AGM’s no-confidence motion on Tun Hamid as Lord President adopted in 1988. Continue reading Call on Tun Hamid to retire from the Judiciary to end the stalemate created by the 1988 Judicial Crisis to arbitrarily remove Tun Salleh Abbas as Lord President

Proposal by the Muslim Lawyers’ Association that Justice Minister, Syed Hamid Syed Albar be made the head of the Bar Council completely unacceptable

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 3rd January 1992:

Proposal by the Muslim Lawyers’ Association that Justice Minister, Syed Hamid Syed Albar be made the head of the Bar Council completely unacceptable

The President of the Muslim Lawyers Association, Zaid Ibrahim, proposed in an interview over RTM 2 News Bulleltin last night that the Justice Minister, Syed Hamidd Syed Albar, be made head of the Bar Council. This proposal is completely unacceptable. Continue reading Proposal by the Muslim Lawyers’ Association that Justice Minister, Syed Hamid Syed Albar be made the head of the Bar Council completely unacceptable

Proposal to make Attorney-General the head of the Bar Council a retrograde step, designed to turn the Bar Council into a creature of the Barisan Nasional government and to destroy the independence of the lawyers

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, 2nd January 1992:

Proposal to make Attorney-General the head of the Bar Council a retrograde step, designed to turn the Bar Council into a creature of the Barisan Nasional government and to destroy the independence of the lawyers

The proposal to make Attorney-General the head of the Bar Council is a retrograde step, designed to turn the Bar Council into a creature of the Barisan Nasional government and would destroy the independence of the lawyers in Malaysia. Continue reading Proposal to make Attorney-General the head of the Bar Council a retrograde step, designed to turn the Bar Council into a creature of the Barisan Nasional government and to destroy the independence of the lawyers

DAP calls on UMNO leadership to reconsider its intention to effect a virtual government take-over of the Bar Council by amendments to the Legal Profession Act

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, November 11, 1991:

DAP calls on UMNO leadership to reconsider its intention to effect a virtual government take-over of the Bar Council by amendments to the Legal Profession Act

DAP calls on UMNO leadership to reconsider its intention to effect a virtual government take-over of the Bar Council by amendments to the Legal Profession Act, as stated by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and the Minister of Justice, Syed Hamid Albar at the UMNO general Assembly yesterday. Continue reading DAP calls on UMNO leadership to reconsider its intention to effect a virtual government take-over of the Bar Council by amendments to the Legal Profession Act

Is Anwar Ibrahim prepared to resign if he could not successfully arrest and prosecute a single case of insider trading in Malaysia?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 19th October 1991:

Is Anwar Ibrahim prepared to resign if he could not successfully arrest and prosecute a single case of insider trading in Malaysia?

Finance Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said in Bangkok on Thursday (Star 18/10/91) that there was need for more openness in the investigations of securities scandal in Malaysia to ensure that it would not lead to a huge scandal. Continue reading Is Anwar Ibrahim prepared to resign if he could not successfully arrest and prosecute a single case of insider trading in Malaysia?

Attack on Judiciary an important reason to deny two-thirds parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Dinner organized by the Sembilan DAP State Committee in Seremban on Wednesday, 2nd May 1990 at 9 p.m.

Attack on Judiciary an important reason to deny two-thirds parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional

The unprecedented assault on the Judiciary, the expulsion of Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and two Supreme Court judges, Tan Sri Wan Suleiman and Datuk George Seah, and the erosion of the principle of the independence of the Judiciary is an important reason why the Barisan Nasional should be denied its two-thirds parliamentary majority in the next general elections. Continue reading Attack on Judiciary an important reason to deny two-thirds parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional

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