APRIL 7 — Azalina Othman Said, the Law and Institutional Reform Minister acted injudiciously in writing her letter of reply dated 20 March 2023 to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s...
APRIL 7 — Azalina Othman Said, the Law and Institutional Reform Minister acted injudiciously in writing her letter of reply dated 20 March 2023 to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s solicitors, Shafee & Co.
The Minister’s letter amounts to a contempt of court. It totally disregards, and is disrespectful of the Federal Court judgment. — Bernama pic 1 The MACC investigation is unconstitutional and bad because it did not comply with established protocols designed to protect the independence of the judiciary from executive interference:b. The MACC did not obtain prior leave of the Chief Justice but acted on its own accord to publicise the fact of the investigation and contents of the investigation of a superior court judge.
c. A cursory reading of the facts and upon examining the documentary evidence on record, it is blatant that any investigations commenced against Justice Nazlan were done without regard to judicial independence as none of the protocols appeared to have been followed. [Paragraph 84]; the curious timing of the investigation against Justice Nazlan which was done without consultation with the Judiciary also casts doubt on whether the investigation against Justice Nazlan was bona fide.”The effect of the Minister’s letter appears to be a form of executive interference with the independence of the Judiciary. The independence of the judiciary suffered a devastating blow in the 1988 Judiciary crisis and its aftermath.
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