PARLIAMENT Judges face all sorts of challenges on the job - and, not least of all - from the supernatural forces.
This is according to Che Mohd Zulkifly Jusoh (BN-Setiu), who said he faced all sorts of interventions from shamans when serving as a sessions court judge.
"There would be yellow rice scattered in front of the door... and there was a time when I was the only one who smelled joss sticks in court.
"I am telling you that bomoh are not only found in the KLIA," Che Mohd quipped, referring to the infamous self-styles Raja Bomoh who tried to track the missing Flight MH370 from the KL International Airport.
Debating the Judges' Remuneration (Amendment) Bill, he said supporters filling up the public galleries were also a challenge for judges.
"For example, during the (PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim case, the supporters will be lined up at the Kuala Lumpur High Court at the crack of dawn," Che Mohd lamented.
The Bill, which is in its second reading, sparked heated debate in the Dewan Rakyat on the independence of the judiciary.
Although MPs from both sides appeared to support the amendments, which will raise judges' pensions, Pakatan Rakyat MPs had much to say about judicial integrity.
Retired judges on company boards...
M Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) questioned the issue of retired judges finding themselves on boards of construction companies that win plum contracts from the government.
"Is it because (the judge) has been a good boy?" Kulasegaran asked.
Anwar (PKR-Permatang Pauh) used the debate to decry his sodomy conviction, while scandals ranging from the VK Lingam judge-fixing case to the Perak constitutional crisis were revived again by other MPs.
Before Anwar arrived, a shouting match between MPs over Anwar's conviction prompted Idris Jauzi (PKR-Batu Pahat) to remark, "BN seems to like things like sodomy."
Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (BN-Lenggong) shot back: "You watch what you say. BN doesn't like sodomy!"
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak), who is also Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister, joined the fray by saying that he has known Anwar for longer than most of those in the House.
Tajuddin said he had stoutly defended Anwar throughout his career, but Anwar had "brought it on himself, and now the matter is with the court".
The shouting match continued until deputy speaker Ismail Mohd Said told the MPs to not stray from the topic, especially since Anwar was not in the House to respond.
This is according to Che Mohd Zulkifly Jusoh (BN-Setiu), who said he faced all sorts of interventions from shamans when serving as a sessions court judge.
"There would be yellow rice scattered in front of the door... and there was a time when I was the only one who smelled joss sticks in court.
"I am telling you that bomoh are not only found in the KLIA," Che Mohd quipped, referring to the infamous self-styles Raja Bomoh who tried to track the missing Flight MH370 from the KL International Airport.
Debating the Judges' Remuneration (Amendment) Bill, he said supporters filling up the public galleries were also a challenge for judges.
"For example, during the (PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim case, the supporters will be lined up at the Kuala Lumpur High Court at the crack of dawn," Che Mohd lamented.
The Bill, which is in its second reading, sparked heated debate in the Dewan Rakyat on the independence of the judiciary.
Although MPs from both sides appeared to support the amendments, which will raise judges' pensions, Pakatan Rakyat MPs had much to say about judicial integrity.
Retired judges on company boards...
M Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) questioned the issue of retired judges finding themselves on boards of construction companies that win plum contracts from the government.
"Is it because (the judge) has been a good boy?" Kulasegaran asked.
Anwar (PKR-Permatang Pauh) used the debate to decry his sodomy conviction, while scandals ranging from the VK Lingam judge-fixing case to the Perak constitutional crisis were revived again by other MPs.
Before Anwar arrived, a shouting match between MPs over Anwar's conviction prompted Idris Jauzi (PKR-Batu Pahat) to remark, "BN seems to like things like sodomy."
Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (BN-Lenggong) shot back: "You watch what you say. BN doesn't like sodomy!"
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak), who is also Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister, joined the fray by saying that he has known Anwar for longer than most of those in the House.
Tajuddin said he had stoutly defended Anwar throughout his career, but Anwar had "brought it on himself, and now the matter is with the court".
The shouting match continued until deputy speaker Ismail Mohd Said told the MPs to not stray from the topic, especially since Anwar was not in the House to respond.
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