KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 News portal Malaysiakini today failed its bid to get the Federal Court to review its previous decision that found it guilty of contempt of court for publishing comments from five of its readers back in June 2020. Federal Court judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof said the seven-man.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Judges’ Ethics Committee (JEC) today decided to suspend the Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer from today until Aug 27, 2021.
The decision was made in a closed-door inquiry proceedings in the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya this afternoon which was chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.
Other panel members were Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Federal Court Judge Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and two former Federal Court Judges Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar and Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham.
Kuala Lumpur: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer
(pic) Thursday failed in his application to challenge the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC) decision to hold a closed-door inquiry against him.
This is following a decision by High Court Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya to allow the objection by the Attorney-General’s Chambers against Hamid Sultan’s application for leave for judicial review.
Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambali, when contacted, said the court allowed the AGC’s objection after finding that Hamid Sultan’s application was premature as the committee had yet to make a decision on the complaint against Hamid Sultan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer today failed in his application to challenge the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC).
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