After Zahid’s apology, judge decides no contempt shown but warns against attempts to mislead court
Tuesday, 03 Mar 2020 11:14 AM MYTDatuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court March 3, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
“The decision of the court, after hearing the explanation given by the accused, and after hearing the learned counsel for the accused and considering the submissions from the learned public prosecutor, I accept there may have been a miscommunication given between the instructions between the accused and counsel.
“As a general statement and warning, this court wishes to make it clear that the court will not tolerate any attempt to mislead. Should there be any hint of attempts to mislead the court or contemptuous conduct, this court makes it abundantly and crystal clear that it will not hesitate to impose fine or imprisonment,” the judge said.
“Very certain that this will never happen again. An apology is good enough,” Hisyam had said after having argued that the court could use the alternative option of accepting an apology instead of citing Zahid for contempt. At that time, Zahid did not present any documents during the court proceedings to back his reason for seeking the postponement of the trial.
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