Malaysian Bar Approves Motion Calling For Resignation Of AG
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has debated and approved a motion calling for Attorney-General Tan Sri Apandi Ali to resign for clearing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of corruption.
The motion was voted through after a debate during the Malaysian Bar's annual general assembly at the Renaissance Hotel here today.
"The motion was passed with an overwhelming majority," a lawyer told the New Straits Times when met after the motion was debated.
The lawyer, who declined to be named, admitted that it was a non-binding resolution, and that Apandi was not compelled to resign.
Three lawyers – Charles Hector, Francis Pereira and Shanmugam Ramasamy – had proposed a motion to debate the call for Apandi to resign.
Apandi was urged to resign over his handling of the cases involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd, former 1MDB unit SRC International, and the transfer of RM2.6 billion into Najib's personal accounts.
Source: New Straits Times
MALAYSIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDERS HUNT FOR SOURCE OF LEAK TO WALL STREET JOURNAL
PETALING JAYA , Malaysia - Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul
Gani Patail has ordered a full probe into who leaked bank documents relating to
1MDB to the Wall Street Journal.
He said in a statement on Wednesday that the documents were
subject matter of an ongoing investigation.
"A further concern was that the documents were
allegedly leaked from within the investigation itself.
"I am also concerned at the insinuations and
allegations that have been made linking him to certain political agenda,"
he said.
Abdul Gani stressed that the whole purpose 
of setting up an
inter-agency special task force to investigate the matter was to ensure there
could be no abuse of the investigation mechanism.
of setting up an
inter-agency special task force to investigate the matter was to ensure there
could be no abuse of the investigation mechanism.
"I will not hesitate to prosecute any person found to
have leaked confidential investigation related information as it is a criminal
offence under section 133 of the Financial Services Act 2013, and Section 145
of the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013.
"For any person who has access to any document or
information relating to the affairs or account of any customer of a financial
institution, including the financial institution or any person who is or has
been a director, officer or agent of the financial institution, to disclose to
another person any document or information relating to the affairs or account
of any customer of the financial institution," he said.
It is also a criminal offence under section 203A of the
Penal Code for any person to disclose any information or matter which has been
obtained by him in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his
functions under any written law.
It is wrong as well for any person who has any information
or matter which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of the law
to further disclose that information or matter to any other person, added Abdul
Gani.
Source: AsiaOne
VISITORS GEOFLAGS SINCE AUGUST 26, 2009
