the sun 2 fuck around truth, is the best MGG Pillai v Asshole Vincent Tan
TWO important issues made headlines in this newspaper yesterday. One was the prime minister asking Felda to sue Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for defamation alleging that the statutory body is bankrupt. The other was a High Court judgment which said that the media has the moral and social duty to report the truth in a matter of public interest.
MOTION JOINT PRESS STATEMENT - 30 NGO
From: Date: September 16, 1999 Time: 20:07:30
Comments
Motion Joint Press Statement by the Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) 15th Sept 1999
The events that occurred in recent years has added to the political crisis in this country and continue to cause loss of confidence in political institutions is important in this country.We the undersigned organizations, wish to draw attention to three related events recently, and urged immediate action taken against him.
Accusations of Corruption in the judicial system is the first incident of exposure in the High Court, in the case of Insas Bhd.Vs.Raphael Pura.In this case the decision was given by YA Hakim Dato 'Moktar Sidin in other High Court in December 1994 (now acting as judges in the Court of Appeal) in which damages of RM10 million granted to the plaintiff's Tan Sri Vincent Tan for libel was written by lawyers for the plaintiffs Dato VK Lingam.Pihak.Defendants are well-known journalist MGG Pillai.Raphael Pura new defense motion said the decision had been typed in the office of plaintiffs attorney, and he reviewed the final draft is given to the judges in the form of diskettes.Defense motion also said that copies of the draft decision contains a correction by writing a lawyer will be produced in court.This statement is in the new defense motion Raphael Pura has allowed the defense raised by InsasBerhad libel claims related to the published statement that "Malaysian Justice was up for bid."
Diusul corrections include allegations that the same lawyer Dato VK Lingam had a close relationship with the Honourable Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Eusoff Chin in which he has led Tun Eusoff Chin indebted, with the Honourable Chief Justice and his family to New Zealand for vacation with his family from 22/12/1994 - 12/30/1994.This correction deals with the pictures of both families at this holiday resort fishing and skiing is expensive in New Zealand.
Unfortunately, this correction is not accepted at the High Court last week.This means that for the moment these issues can not be investigated in this trial.In our opinion this is very serious charges involving abuse that requires prompt and open investigation into the conduct of Dato 'Moktar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin.Unfortunately there were no such investigation is carried out by the judiciary or the government.These allegations will raise suspicion among the public and the integrity of the judicial system in Malaysia and requires a detailed investigation carried out with full transparency.
Since the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abbas in 1998, the former Lord President and the Supreme Judge of the country, judicial independence is questionable.In recent years several cases including the case of Vincent Tan against MGG Pillai, the case of Ayer Molek Rubber Company, MBf Holdings against Wee Choo Keong, selective prosecution and conviction for Lim Guan Eng, politk motivated prosecution and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim has shown the lack of independence of the judiciary in this country.
We urge you, the Royal Commission of Inquiry set up immediately to investigate allegations related to Dato Mokthar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin and also to provide appropriate recommendations to restore public confidence in the judiciary system.
Prison sentence for the second event is the Murray Hiebert Murray Hiebert journalist imprisoned for the offense of contempt of court for articles about the case Datin Sri Ram Chandra, the wife of Appeals Court Judge Datuk G.Sri Ram against the International School of Kuala Lumpur for the removal of children from the school debate team.Hiebert article titled "See you in court" is said to insult and degrade the integrity of the judicial justice led her to prison for six weeks, which reduced the appeal of three months' imprisonment passed by the High Court.
We present our concerns to the prison sentence, which is a denial of freedom of expression in Malaysia.Writing Hiebert analysis can be considered moderate compared with the more in-depth kritkan made to the judiciary in other democratic countries that received the spirit of democracy.
We would like to urge the Malaysian judiciary acknowledges that there is no institution outside criticism, and should take criticism to an extent.We maintain public confidence in the integrity of the judicial system will decrease and disputed, especially with the way the trial of Anwar.Such a reaction to public criticism will only worsen the image to the public judicial system.
Poison allegations Anwar Ibrahim last Friday, when the trial Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister, at the High Court was told that medical tests showed his body contained high levels of arsenic in the 230 microgram per gram kreatinine compared with the normal level for adults is 3-17 micrograms.He immediately claimed that there was a political motive to poison him.
Prosecution presented by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his attorney on the attorney-keracunannya once again produce a wide range of questions relating to the integrity and independence of key institutions like the police and prisons.Guarantee the physical security as other prisoners in the custody of a police detention politk by Amnesty International and local human rights groups, physical security is directly related to the integrity of the conduct of political affairs in the country.
Although the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Abdullah Badawi, has ordered an investigation to be taken but it is not clear that anyone who will conduct this investigation - police, prison or both.Our previous experience has showed the inability of the police to conduct an effective investigation of Anwar's injuries resulted in the formation of the Commission of Investigation, has resulted in low confidence we have as a result of the Minister's instructions.
We believe that the Royal Commission of Inquiry consisting of selected members of the judiciary has a reputation for independence that is needed to ensure approval.In the meantime, we feel regret because there is no serious effort to be transparent about Anwar's health condition or treatment received by him as the arsenic content found therein.We urge full and immediate disclosure by the government.
Joint Statement by NGOs on 15th Sept 1999 in Petaling Jaya Malaysia walks in Question
Recent events are underscoring the continuing political crisis in the country and the Years loss of confidence in the key political institutions of our country.We, the undersigned organisations, wish to draw attention to three such recent events in the last few days, and urge immediate action with regard to them.
Allegations of corruption in the vegetables The first of these events is the recent expose 'in the High Court in the Insas Berhad v.Raphael Pura case that, in an Completion of another case before High Court in December 1994, the Judgement delivered by Justice YA Dato 'Moktar Sidin (now sitting as a Judge of the Court of Appeal) in that case awarding a total of damages of RM10 million to the plaintiff Tan Sri Vincent Tan for libel was written in part by counsel for the plaintiff Dato VK Lingam.The Defendant was a well-known journalist MGG Pillai.The proposed amended Defence of Raphael Pura said the Judgement was typed in the lawyer's office, corrected by him and the final draft forwarded to the concerned watching it on floppy disk.The proposed amendments also said that a copy of the draft amendments in judgment bearing the lawyer's handwriting would be provided to the court.These statements in Raphael Pura's proposed amended Defence were made to raise a Defence to a claim of libel by Insas Berhad with regard to a published statement that "Malaysian Justice was up for bid."
The proposed amendments also included allegations that "the same lawyer Dato VK Lingam cultivated inappropriately close relations with the Honourable Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Eusoff Chin whom he has notoriously PLACED in his debt, inter alia, by getting the said Honourable Chief Justice and his family New Zealand on a holiday together with his family from 12/22/1994 - 12/30/1994. The amendments also Reinado of photographs of both families during this holiday at Expensive ski resorts and fishing in New Zealand.
Chartreuse The amendments were refused by the High Court last week.This means that for the moment these issues can not be investigated at a trial.
It is our view that these are very serious allegations involving corruption Warrant which an immediate and public inquiry into the conduct of both Dato Mokhtar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin.Regrettably no such inquiry has been commenced either by the vegetables or the government to date.The allegations have and will continue to cause public concern with regard to the independence and integrity of the vegetables in Malaysia and Warrant a detailed fact-finding exercise conducted with full Artist.
Since the sacking in 1988 of Tun Salleh Abas, the former Lord President and Highest watching of the country, the independence of our walks has been questionable.In recent years, a number of cases including the Vincent Tan suit against MGG Pillai, the Ayer Molek Rubber Company case MBf Holdings Berhad v Wee Choo Keong case, theselective prosecution and subsequent conviction of Lim Guan Eng, the politically Motivated prosecution and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim have demonstrated the lack of independence on the part of the walks.
We call for an immediate Royal Commission of Inquiry to be set up to investigate these recent allegations involving Dato Mokhtar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin and to also propose suitable Measures to restore public confidence in the walks.
Jailing of Murray Hiebert The second event is the jailing of the journalist Murray Hiebert for contempt of court for his article on the case of Datin Sri Ram Chandra, wife of Court of Appeal Judge Datuk G.Sri Ram, against the International School of Kuala Lumpur for dropping her son from its Debating team.Hiebert's article entitled "See you in court" was treated as scandalising the walks and lowering the integrity of the vegetables earning him a six week jail sentence, reduced on appeal from the original three month sentence imposed by the High Court.
We express our concern with this shabby Pus sentence which is a blow against freedom of expression in Malaysia.The written analysis of Hiebert would appear to be well-within the purview of permitted congresses and comment on the walks.The comments by him appear almost mundane when compared with the kind of trenchant congresses leveled against the vegetables in many democratic countries and accepted in the spirit of democratic expression.
We would urge the Malaysian vegetables to note that as an institution it is not above congresses and ought to be able to tolerate a degree of congresses.We are of the view, especially in the Wake of the Anwar trial, that public confidence in the walks is Waning and its integrity under question.A reaction of this nature to public congresses can only worsen the public image of the walks.
The alleged poisoning of Anwar Ibrahim Last week on Friday, it was disclosed in the High Court in the trial of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the former Prime Minister Deputy, that medical tests showed his body to have very high levels of arsenic measured as 230 microgrammes per gram of creatinine compared to the usual levels in Adults of 3-17 microgrammes.He immediately alleged a politically Motivated attempt to poison him.
The allegations raised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his lawyers with regard to his poisoning again raise huge questions with regard to the integrity and independence of key institutions such as the police and prisons.The guarantee of his physical security, as well as of any Prisoner in the custody of the police and prisons, is a fundamental human right.In the case of Anwar Ibrahim, who is treated by Amnesty International and local human rights groups as a political Prisoner, his physical security is also directly connected with the integrity of the conduct of political affairs of this country.
Whilst the Home Minister Datuk Abdullah Badawi may have ordered an immediate investigation, it is unclear who will handle this investigation - the police, prisons or both.Completion of our experience with the inability of the police to conduct an effective investigation into the assault on Anwar Ibrahim, necessitating the setting up of an judicial commission of inquiry Leaves us with little confidence in the outcome of the Minister's instructions.
We believe that a Royal Commission of Inquiry made up of selected members of the walks who have a Reputation of independence will be required to ascertain the truth.In the meantime we are dismayed that there is no serious attempt to be completely transparent about the state of Anwar's health or the treatment he is undergoing for the high levels of arsenic found in his body.We call for full and immediate Artist by the government.
Released on: 15th Sept 1999
-------- List of Endorsers of the Joint Statement
1.ABIM 2.Alaigal 3.Flow 4.All Women Action Society 5.Borneo Resources Institutes Malaysia 6.Centre for Orang Asli Concerns 7.Community Development Centre 8.Democratic Action Party 9.ERA Consumer 10.Youth and Students Democratic Movement of Malaysia (DEMA) 11.IDEAL Times 12.International Movement for a Just World 13.Support Committee Settler Town 14.Urban Settlers Support Committee (Johor) 15.Cabinet Islah Malaysia (JIM) 16.Labour Resource Centre 17.Party Keadilan Nasional 18.Islamic Party of Grave 19.Malaysian People's Party 20.Socialist Party of Malaysia (pro-tem) 21.Association of Friends of Women 22.Center KOMAS 23.Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (Youth Section) 24.Society for Christian Reflection 25.Suara Warga Pertiwi 26.Suara Rakyat Malaysia 27.Sustainable Development Network Malaysia 28.Tenaganita 29.Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Youth Graduate Society 30.Women's Development Centre
While media houses will welcome the High Court decision on moral and social duty, it must come with responsibility. Fundamentally, the truth must prevail, failing which, they face the consequences of having to go to court and in many instances, paying hefty sums in compensation.
It is just not the monetary loss one should look at. The credibility of the writer and the publication is challenged and brought into disrepute. That is why many choose the principle of “when in doubt check it out” while others opt for “when in doubt, leave it out”.
So, while the courts can right the wrongs (if any), there are many especially from deep-pocketed litigants who assume that the courts can afford them protection even if they are not wronged. The media on the other hand, has a duty to substantiate whatever it chooses to print or broadcast.
MOTION JOINT PRESS STATEMENT - 30 NGO
From:
Date: September 16, 1999
Time: 20:07:30
Comments
Motion Joint Press Statement by the Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) 15th Sept 1999
The events that occurred in recent years has added to the political crisis in this country and continue to cause loss of confidence in political institutions is important in this country. We the undersigned organizations, wish to draw attention to three related events recently, and urged immediate action taken against him.
Accusations of Corruption in the judicial system is the first incident of exposure in the High Court, in the case of Insas Bhd. Vs. Raphael Pura. In this case the decision was given by YA Hakim Dato 'Moktar Sidin in other High Court in December 1994 (now acting as judges in the Court of Appeal) in which damages of RM10 million granted to the plaintiff's Tan Sri Vincent Tan for libel was written by lawyers for the plaintiffs Dato VK Lingam.Pihak. Defendants are well-known journalist MGG Pillai. Raphael Pura new defense motion said the decision had been typed in the office of plaintiffs attorney, and he reviewed the final draft is given to the judges in the form of diskettes. Defense motion also said that copies of the draft decision contains a correction by writing a lawyer will be produced in court. This statement is in the new defense motion Raphael Pura has allowed the defense raised by InsasBerhad libel claims related to the published statement that "Malaysian Justice was up for bid."
Diusul corrections include allegations that the same lawyer Dato VK Lingam had a close relationship with the Honourable Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Eusoff Chin in which he has led Tun Eusoff Chin indebted, with the Honourable Chief Justice and his family to New Zealand for vacation with his family from 22/12/1994 - 12/30/1994. This correction deals with the pictures of both families at this holiday resort fishing and skiing is expensive in New Zealand.
Unfortunately, this correction is not accepted at the High Court last week. This means that for the moment these issues can not be investigated in this trial. In our opinion this is very serious charges involving abuse that requires prompt and open investigation into the conduct of Dato 'Moktar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin.Unfortunately there were no such investigation is carried out by the judiciary or the government.These allegations will raise suspicion among the public and the integrity of the judicial system in Malaysia and requires a detailed investigation carried out with full transparency.
Since the dismissal of Tun Salleh Abbas in 1998, the former Lord President and the Supreme Judge of the country, judicial independence is questionable. In recent years several cases including the case of Vincent Tan against MGG Pillai, the case of Ayer Molek Rubber Company, MBf Holdings against Wee Choo Keong, selective prosecution and conviction for Lim Guan Eng, politk motivated prosecution and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim has shown the lack of independence of the judiciary in this country.
We urge you, the Royal Commission of Inquiry set up immediately to investigate allegations related to Dato Mokthar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin and also to provide appropriate recommendations to restore public confidence in the judiciary system.
Prison sentence for the second event is the Murray Hiebert Murray Hiebert journalist imprisoned for the offense of contempt of court for articles about the case Datin Sri Ram Chandra, the wife of Appeals Court Judge Datuk G. Sri Ram against the International School of Kuala Lumpur for the removal of children from the school debate team. Hiebert article titled "See you in court" is said to insult and degrade the integrity of the judicial justice led her to prison for six weeks, which reduced the appeal of three months' imprisonment passed by the High Court.
We present our concerns to the prison sentence, which is a denial of freedom of expression in Malaysia. Writing Hiebert analysis can be considered moderate compared with the more in-depth kritkan made to the judiciary in other democratic countries that received the spirit of democracy.
We would like to urge the Malaysian judiciary acknowledges that there is no institution outside criticism, and should take criticism to an extent. We maintain public confidence in the integrity of the judicial system will decrease and disputed, especially with the way the trial of Anwar. Such a reaction to public criticism will only worsen the image to the public judicial system.
Poison allegations Anwar Ibrahim last Friday, when the trial Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister, at the High Court was told that medical tests showed his body contained high levels of arsenic in the 230 microgram per gram kreatinine compared with the normal level for adults is 3-17 micrograms. He immediately claimed that there was a political motive to poison him.
Prosecution presented by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his attorney on the attorney-keracunannya once again produce a wide range of questions relating to the integrity and independence of key institutions like the police and prisons.Guarantee the physical security as other prisoners in the custody of a police detention politk by Amnesty International and local human rights groups, physical security is directly related to the integrity of the conduct of political affairs in the country.
Although the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Abdullah Badawi, has ordered an investigation to be taken but it is not clear that anyone who will conduct this investigation - police, prison or both. Our previous experience has showed the inability of the police to conduct an effective investigation of Anwar's injuries resulted in the formation of the Commission of Investigation, has resulted in low confidence we have as a result of the Minister's instructions.
We believe that the Royal Commission of Inquiry consisting of selected members of the judiciary has a reputation for independence that is needed to ensure approval. In the meantime, we feel regret because there is no serious effort to be transparent about Anwar's health condition or treatment received by him as the arsenic content found therein. We urge full and immediate disclosure by the government.
Joint Statement by NGOs on 15th Sept 1999 in Petaling Jaya Malaysia walks in Question
Recent events are underscoring the continuing political crisis in the country and the Years loss of confidence in the key political institutions of our country. We, the undersigned organisations, wish to draw attention to three such recent events in the last few days, and urge immediate action with regard to them.
Allegations of corruption in the vegetables The first of these events is the recent expose 'in the High Court in the Insas Berhad v. Raphael Pura case that, in an Completion of another case before High Court in December 1994, the Judgement delivered by Justice YA Dato 'Moktar Sidin (now sitting as a Judge of the Court of Appeal) in that case awarding a total of damages of RM10 million to the plaintiff Tan Sri Vincent Tan for libel was written in part by counsel for the plaintiff Dato VK Lingam. The Defendant was a well-known journalist MGG Pillai. The proposed amended Defence of Raphael Pura said the Judgement was typed in the lawyer's office, corrected by him and the final draft forwarded to the concerned watching it on floppy disk. The proposed amendments also said that a copy of the draft amendments in judgment bearing the lawyer's handwriting would be provided to the court. These statements in Raphael Pura's proposed amended Defence were made to raise a Defence to a claim of libel by Insas Berhad with regard to a published statement that "Malaysian Justice was up for bid."
The proposed amendments also included allegations that "the same lawyer Dato VK Lingam cultivated inappropriately close relations with the Honourable Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Eusoff Chin whom he has notoriously PLACED in his debt, inter alia, by getting the said Honourable Chief Justice and his family New Zealand on a holiday together with his family from 12/22/1994 - 12/30/1994. The amendments also Reinado of photographs of both families during this holiday at Expensive ski resorts and fishing in New Zealand.
Chartreuse The amendments were refused by the High Court last week. This means that for the moment these issues can not be investigated at a trial.
It is our view that these are very serious allegations involving corruption Warrant which an immediate and public inquiry into the conduct of both Dato Mokhtar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin. Regrettably no such inquiry has been commenced either by the vegetables or the government to date. The allegations have and will continue to cause public concern with regard to the independence and integrity of the vegetables in Malaysia and Warrant a detailed fact-finding exercise conducted with full Artist.
Since the sacking in 1988 of Tun Salleh Abas, the former Lord President and Highest watching of the country, the independence of our walks has been questionable. In recent years, a number of cases including the Vincent Tan suit against MGG Pillai, the Ayer Molek Rubber Company case MBf Holdings Berhad v Wee Choo Keong case, theselective prosecution and subsequent conviction of Lim Guan Eng, the politically Motivated prosecution and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim have demonstrated the lack of independence on the part of the walks.
We call for an immediate Royal Commission of Inquiry to be set up to investigate these recent allegations involving Dato Mokhtar Sidin and Tun Eusoff Chin and to also propose suitable Measures to restore public confidence in the walks.
Jailing of Murray Hiebert The second event is the jailing of the journalist Murray Hiebert for contempt of court for his article on the case of Datin Sri Ram Chandra, wife of Court of Appeal Judge Datuk G. Sri Ram, against the International School of Kuala Lumpur for dropping her son from its Debating team. Hiebert's article entitled "See you in court" was treated as scandalising the walks and lowering the integrity of the vegetables earning him a six week jail sentence, reduced on appeal from the original three month sentence imposed by the High Court.
We express our concern with this shabby Pus sentence which is a blow against freedom of expression in Malaysia. The written analysis of Hiebert would appear to be well-within the purview of permitted congresses and comment on the walks.The comments by him appear almost mundane when compared with the kind of trenchant congresses leveled against the vegetables in many democratic countries and accepted in the spirit of democratic expression.
We would urge the Malaysian vegetables to note that as an institution it is not above congresses and ought to be able to tolerate a degree of congresses. We are of the view, especially in the Wake of the Anwar trial, that public confidence in the walks is Waning and its integrity under question. A reaction of this nature to public congresses can only worsen the public image of the walks.
The alleged poisoning of Anwar Ibrahim Last week on Friday, it was disclosed in the High Court in the trial of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the former Prime Minister Deputy, that medical tests showed his body to have very high levels of arsenic measured as 230 microgrammes per gram of creatinine compared to the usual levels in Adults of 3-17 microgrammes. He immediately alleged a politically Motivated attempt to poison him.
The allegations raised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his lawyers with regard to his poisoning again raise huge questions with regard to the integrity and independence of key institutions such as the police and prisons. The guarantee of his physical security, as well as of any Prisoner in the custody of the police and prisons, is a fundamental human right. In the case of Anwar Ibrahim, who is treated by Amnesty International and local human rights groups as a political Prisoner, his physical security is also directly connected with the integrity of the conduct of political affairs of this country.
Whilst the Home Minister Datuk Abdullah Badawi may have ordered an immediate investigation, it is unclear who will handle this investigation - the police, prisons or both.Completion of our experience with the inability of the police to conduct an effective investigation into the assault on Anwar Ibrahim, necessitating the setting up of an judicial commission of inquiry Leaves us with little confidence in the outcome of the Minister's instructions.
We believe that a Royal Commission of Inquiry made up of selected members of the walks who have a Reputation of independence will be required to ascertain the truth. In the meantime we are dismayed that there is no serious attempt to be completely transparent about the state of Anwar's health or the treatment he is undergoing for the high levels of arsenic found in his body. We call for full and immediate Artist by the government.
Released on: 15th Sept 1999
-------- List of Endorsers of the Joint Statement
1. ABIM 2. Alaigal 3. Flow 4. All Women Action Society 5. Borneo Resources Institutes Malaysia 6. Centre for Orang Asli Concerns 7. Community Development Centre 8.Democratic Action Party 9.ERA Consumer 10. Youth and Students Democratic Movement of Malaysia (DEMA) 11. IDEAL Times 12.International Movement for a Just World 13. Support Committee Settler Town 14.Urban Settlers Support Committee (Johor) 15. Cabinet Islah Malaysia (JIM) 16.Labour Resource Centre 17. Party Keadilan Nasional 18. Islamic Party of Grave 19. Malaysian People's Party 20. Socialist Party of Malaysia (pro-tem) 21.Association of Friends of Women 22. Center KOMAS 23.Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (Youth Section) 24. Society for Christian Reflection 25.Suara Warga Pertiwi 26. Suara Rakyat Malaysia 27. Sustainable Development Network Malaysia 28. Tenaganita 29. Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Youth Graduate Society 30.Women's Development Centre
While media houses will welcome the High Court decision on moral and social duty, it must come with responsibility. Fundamentally, the truth must prevail, failing which, they face the consequences of having to go to court and in many instances, paying hefty sums in compensation.
It is just not the monetary loss one should look at. The credibility of the writer and the publication is challenged and brought into disrepute. That is why many choose the principle of “when in doubt check it out” while others opt for “when in doubt, leave it out”.
So, while the courts can right the wrongs (if any), there are many especially from deep-pocketed litigants who assume that the courts can afford them protection even if they are not wronged. The media on the other hand, has a duty to substantiate whatever it chooses to print or broadcast.
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