Malek to be sworn in as Court of Appeal president
PUTRAJAYA, July 07:(NST)
Federal Court judge Datuk Abdul Malek Ahmad, one of the country’s most respected judges, will be sworn in as the Court of Appeal president on Monday.
The decision to appoint Abdul Malek is seen by many, including lawyers, as a move by the Government to restore the image and integrity of the Judiciary.
He is known by the Bar to be a hard-working man who delivers his judgments fast.
He also has an impeccable reputation as a jurist.
Among the important cases he dealt with as Federal Court judge was the RM100 million defamation suit by former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1999.
Abdul Malek was also on the Federal Court panel which ruled as unlawful the 60-day detention order by the police against five Opposition leaders and activists under the Internal Security Act.
The appellants were Keadilan Youth chief Mohamad Ezam Mohd Noor, its national vice-president, Chua Tian Chang a.k.a. Tian Chua, Reformasi activist Hishammudin Rais, former Jemaah Islamiyah Malaysia president Saari Sungib and "Free Anwar" campaign director Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin.
Is there lights at the end of the tunnel?...god knows.
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