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Friday, July 25, 2014

RCI mooted to review rulings of 'racist' judges


After discarding their judicial robes, former senior judges are making incendiary statements on issues regarding race and religion.

This has prompted a veteran opposition leader to call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to review flawed judgments, whether by racial bias or corruption, over the past 26 years since the judicial crisis of 1988.

According to Lim Kit Siang, this is the only panacea to restore public confidence in the independence, professionalism and integrity of the judiciary.

He was commenting on the remarks of former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad(left) that Islam is under threat in Penang, which has been under the rule of Lim's party DAP since 2008.

Following this, another retired senior judge Gopal Sri Ram was reported as saying that Hamid was guilty of religious prejudice in a decision concerning a civil case in the 90s, where he accepted a Malay defendant's argument as opposed to that of an Indian on the grounds that the former being "a Muslim, would not tell lies".

"This is most shocking and has revived public concerns about the independence, professionalism and integrity of the judiciary in the past half a century – after the first judicial crisis in 1988," said Lim in a statement.

The Gelang Patah MP also recalled how after the May 2013 general election, the nation was shocked when former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah (right)warned the Chinese of a backlash from the Malays for their "betrayal" in voting for the opposition.

He also noted that until now, the police had not taken any action against Noor for his seditious remarks.

"Now, Malaysians are getting a further shock that another former judge, who had held a higher judicial office than Mohd Noor as Hamid was the chief justice in 2007, had joined him in making irresponsible, racist and seditious statements," he added.

Since the last general election, which saw DAP emerging as the second biggest party in terms of controlling parliament seats, it has often come under attack from various quarters on matters concerning Islam and the status of Malays.

Hardline groups like Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) and Perkasa constantly accuse it of attempting to undermine the position of Islam and the Malays, a charge which DAP leaders vehemently dismiss.

Political observers noted that since the Chinese voters showed no signs of returning to the  BN fold, Umno’s survival now hinged on Malay votes.

Therefore, groups and individuals align to Umno constantly play up racial sentiments, portraying the opposition-leaning Chinese and DAP in a negative light.

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