The Star
by A. RUBAN
by A. RUBAN
SHAH ALAM: Fourteen courts have been set up to deal with corruption cases, including the more than 300 pending and the nearly 2,000 commercial crime cases that have yet to be closed.
Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi said the Special Courts for Corruption would help dispose of corruption cases faster and deliver better justice to the public.
He said, to date, there were 376 corruption cases pending in the country, with the oldest dating back to 2008.
As of February, there were also 1,988 commercial crime cases pending, with four dating back to 1999, he added.
“These cases have yet to be resolved and the longer they drag on, the tougher it is to solve them,” said Zaki.
“With the establishment of these special courts, cases can be cleared faster and justice can be served, not only to the accused but also to the public,” he said at the launching of the courts at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Court Complex here yesterday.
Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi said the Special Courts for Corruption would help dispose of corruption cases faster and deliver better justice to the public.
He said, to date, there were 376 corruption cases pending in the country, with the oldest dating back to 2008.
As of February, there were also 1,988 commercial crime cases pending, with four dating back to 1999, he added.
“These cases have yet to be resolved and the longer they drag on, the tougher it is to solve them,” said Zaki.
“With the establishment of these special courts, cases can be cleared faster and justice can be served, not only to the accused but also to the public,” he said at the launching of the courts at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Court Complex here yesterday.
Zaki said the courts, established under the Government Transformation Programme, aimed to speed up corruption trials and complete cases within a year.
“Delaying cases is never good as it could result in witnesses forgetting the facts,” he said.
Calling for the appointment of more lawyers and judges to handle the cases, Zaki said some Sessions Court judges had pointed out that the same lawyers and judges appeared in most of the important corruption cases.
“Apparently, the few specialised lawyers available are the ones most sought after,” he said, adding that he was pleased that the Selangor Bar committee and the Malaysian Bar were taking appropriate measures to resolve this.
“Delaying cases is never good as it could result in witnesses forgetting the facts,” he said.
Calling for the appointment of more lawyers and judges to handle the cases, Zaki said some Sessions Court judges had pointed out that the same lawyers and judges appeared in most of the important corruption cases.
“Apparently, the few specialised lawyers available are the ones most sought after,” he said, adding that he was pleased that the Selangor Bar committee and the Malaysian Bar were taking appropriate measures to resolve this.
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