PETALING JAYA: Tributes continue to pour in for the late Tun Salleh Abas who passed away on Saturday (Jan 16).
Former Malaysian Bar president Datuk Mah Weng Kwai described Salleh as a man who believed in and protected judicial independence.
“I had the honour of serving as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in 1978 under the late Tun Salleh when he was the Solicitor General. Through the years I have known him to be a pillar of strength in upholding the cause of justice. Regrettably, Tun paid a heavy price for standing by his principles, said Mah.
Salleh had passed away at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu in the early morning of Saturday of pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital a day earlier after testing positive for Covid-19. He was 91.