Yoursay: A whiff of old Malaysia in contempt of court sentence

"Justice Ramly Ali, who led a five-member panel, held that Arun Kasi's contemptuous statements against the Federal Court were serious and tarnished the good name of the judiciary as a whole, undermined the public confidence in the judiciary, and ridiculed, scandalised and offended the dignity, integrity and impartiality of the court."

In any case, how can anyone, let alone a lawyer speaking up against alleged corruption, further tarnish the already soiled reputation of Malaysia's judiciary?The purpose of contempt proceedings is not to vindicate the reputation of the Federal Court judges who presided over the leave application in the case of Leap Modulation Sdn Bhd vs PCP Construction Sdn Bhd, but rather, to protect the integrity of the judicial system.

Whatever the case, the sentence is unwarranted even if the mitigating circumstances were limited. A fine would have been sufficient, rather than a custodial sentence. The AG should educate the public. Maybe the difference lies between ‘concerned that a few bad apples are trying to tamper’ versus ‘the entire judiciary comprises of bad apples’, in which case I can see the distinction. But was that what Arun Kasi has alleged?As a layperson, it is my opinion that expunging a dissenting judgment is a very serious matter. It amounts to the judges who expunged the said judgment wanting to keep something smelly under the carpet.

You want separation of powers, yet when the court decides on something, you quickly blame the executive branch.

Federal Court were serious and tarnished the good name of the judiciary offended the dignity, integrity and impartiality of the court.' This is purely “act of dictatorship” to silence the aspiration of legal practices of justice !!! Of common laws !!!

Fact is, in old Malaysia, militias and death squads could force the AG and the Judiciary to make decisions in favour of Najib Razak's gang of criminals. Look at what happened in the slapping case involving a schoolboy in Seremban.

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