KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Karpal Singh today failed in his preliminary bid to compel Chief Justice Zaki Azmi to respond to his letter regarding alleged misconduct on the part of the chief justice while the latter was a practising lawyer in 1987.High Court Judge Aziah Ali dismissed Karpal Singh’s application for leave for a judicial review in seeking a court order to force Zaki to explain the alleged misconduct.
On Jan 12, Karpal Singh, who is DAP chairman and Bukit Gelugor MP, filed the application for leave for a judicial review in seeking a court order to force Zaki to explain his alleged misconduct with regard to an admission by Zaki on the bribing of court officials during his days as a lawyer.
Besides seeking to have Zaki brought before the Judges Code of Ethics Tribunal, Karpal was also asking for a court order to prevent Zaki himself from determining the merits of the complaints lodged against him under Section 13 of the Judges’ Code of Ethics 2009.
In his application, Karpal said the proper authority to hear complaints against Zaki would be a retired chief judge or a retired Federal Court judge.
- Bernama
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