KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General (AG) has utilized for depart from the High Court right here to provoke committal proceedings towards former UMNO Supreme Council (MT) member Isham Jalil for contempt of court.
In the ex-parte application filed final Dec 28, the AG additionally requested the court to imprison or impose a tremendous on Isham, whose actual title is Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil for the offence.
It was over an interview titled “Townhall for Justice: Keadilan Sebenarnya Untuk Siapa”, throughout which Isham reportedly commented on the trial and enchantment of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak within the SRC International and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) instances.
The feedback have been revealed on the Facebook web page of “The Malaya Post” on Sept 30 final yr.
The AG claimed that within the interview, Isham was alleged to have challenged the recusal course of involving Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who presided over the 1MDB trial on the High Court right here.
“The respondent, amongst different issues, gave express or implicit feedback that allegedly meant that the decide acted with bias in deciding the application.
“In addition, the respondent additionally disputed the enchantment course of on the Federal Court of the SRC International case between Datuk Seri Najib and the Public Prosecutor.
“The respondent gave express or implicit feedback that implied the enchantment was judged unfairly by the Federal Court panel led by the Chief Justice,“ acknowledged the AG.
According to the AG, the phrases spoken by Isham within the interview as a complete contained an actual danger, which may undermine the general public’s confidence within the judiciary and quantity to interference with the administration of justice.
“The mentioned respondent’s actions humiliate the judiciary and due to this fact, it’s an interference within the administration of justice in addition to a severe insult,“ claimed the AG.
Meanwhile, Isham in a publish on his Facebook in the present day mentioned he’ll look into the AG’s ex-parte injunction filed towards him for alleged contempt of court.
“According to press experiences, they’ve filed the ex-parte application to the court. I’ll have a look at their ex-parte application,“ he mentioned. – eNM
