The Star
“Nobody is above the law. Even a common man has to come to court on decision day. I do not want to give a wrong message to the public. Irrespective of the finding of the court, they have to be here,” he said after hearing submissions by parties in the contempt proceedings.
Sasinthiran and Muniyandi were detained by the authorities for suspected involvement in gangsterism and were subsequently sent to the Simpang Renggam detention centre in Johor under the Emergency (Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1967.
They later filed habeas corpus applications at the High Court here. A release order was granted to Sasinthiran on July 29 while Muniyandi obtained his on June 10. However, as soon as they left the detention centre, they were re-arrested.
Their lead counsel, Datuk N. Sivananthan, argued that both respondents had to be cited for contempt of court for their failure to file an affidavit-in-reply to the allegations by his clients in relation to their re-arrests.
Senior Federal Counsel Najib Zakaria argued that the re-arrests did not amount to contempt or mala fide (in bad faith).
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin will know on Oct 28 if the High Court will cite them for contempt.
High Court judge Justice Mohd Sofian Abd Razak said the two must be present at 8.30am on that day to know the outcome of his ruling on an application by two businessmen against them.
B. Sasinthiran, 28, from Kuala Selangor, and R. Muniyandi, 26, from Kluang, had filed contempt proceedings against the two cops on Sept 29 for allegedly not complying with release orders issued by a High Court over their (the two businessmen’s) arrest and detention.
Mohd Sofian said the integrity of the court had to be preserved.
High Court judge Justice Mohd Sofian Abd Razak said the two must be present at 8.30am on that day to know the outcome of his ruling on an application by two businessmen against them.
B. Sasinthiran, 28, from Kuala Selangor, and R. Muniyandi, 26, from Kluang, had filed contempt proceedings against the two cops on Sept 29 for allegedly not complying with release orders issued by a High Court over their (the two businessmen’s) arrest and detention.
Mohd Sofian said the integrity of the court had to be preserved.
“Nobody is above the law. Even a common man has to come to court on decision day. I do not want to give a wrong message to the public. Irrespective of the finding of the court, they have to be here,” he said after hearing submissions by parties in the contempt proceedings.
Sasinthiran and Muniyandi were detained by the authorities for suspected involvement in gangsterism and were subsequently sent to the Simpang Renggam detention centre in Johor under the Emergency (Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1967.
They later filed habeas corpus applications at the High Court here. A release order was granted to Sasinthiran on July 29 while Muniyandi obtained his on June 10. However, as soon as they left the detention centre, they were re-arrested.
Their lead counsel, Datuk N. Sivananthan, argued that both respondents had to be cited for contempt of court for their failure to file an affidavit-in-reply to the allegations by his clients in relation to their re-arrests.
Senior Federal Counsel Najib Zakaria argued that the re-arrests did not amount to contempt or mala fide (in bad faith).
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