Before we have the Royal Commission of Inquiry, when Lingam was first mentioned as the alleged lawyer in the video, he was described as a top lawyer. But even then, as I read his credentials, I had my doubts as he joined the corporate sector before starting his legal practice and his most famous client was Dr. Mahathir. So he was a ‘top lawyer’ because of his association with our then Prime Minister and the alleged ‘pom, pom, pom’ in successive wins in legal cases. Now that the RCI got under way, more accusations were thrown at each other, if selective amnesia was not conveniently claimed. Our perception of the judiciary is at its lowest ever in terms of integrity.
One good thing about RCI is that, regardless of any perception of bias on the part of its panel, replies by witnesses under cross-examination are likely to be incriminating if there were any attempt at not telling the truth. Already, attempts at having the proceedings heard in camera are being questioned if there were anything to hide.
In the meantime, we get to see ex-PM and ex-Chief Justices being questioned like any ordinary folks – what an interesting start to the new 2008!
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