File 4 : V.K Lingam... You know him?

V.K Lingam... He was popular as a lawyer. Even though he wasn't popular as Mr. Karpal, yet, people still know him as a lawyer. But he became even more popular when several videos regarding the appointment of judges burst out. A lawyer interfering in the appointment of judges?! Wow... That WAS really great. Seriously. If you had watched The Runaway Jury , just imagine Lingam as the juror who controlled the jurists. Great isn't it?

Well. I don't quite agree with the Deputy Prime Minister's view yesterday about this issue. According to him, persons mentioned in the inquiry do not necessarily be prosecuted in court. He said let the A.G does his job.

My view is that, the second sentence is right. As the A.G has a VERY wide power under the Federal Constitution to prosecute people, let he does his job. However, the fact that Najib had given a view where the persons may not be charged in court could affect the A.G's decision. We all know that no matter what the law is, the authority in Malaysia tends to follow the order of the higher officer.

So, the A.G might not prosecute some people as he MAY think that the DPM does not want these people to be prosecuted. As in Karpal Singh's case. When the PM said that the A.G shall take immediate action, people might think that Karpal is already wrong and he is just waiting for his punishment.

No... I read somewhere in the newspaper where a minister said that the law in Malaysia is that all persons are innocent until found guilty. Karpal had yet to be prosecuted. So, he is innocent, right? Unless we have changed our law with one that all persons are guilty until found innocent...

Anyway, did I tell you that my 3 year old sister can now speak in English. Well, at least she knows the word correct,correct, correct although it sounds more like korek,korek,korek... ;D