Day: December 19, 2015

Hakim mesti berani, jangan gentar bersikap bebas, kata bekas hakim

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Sumber: The Malaysian Insider

Jawatan seorang hakim melibatkan kepercayaan orang awam dan amanah itu jangan sesekali dikhianati, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus hari ini. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Seth Akmal, 19 Disember, 2015.

Jawatan seorang hakim melibatkan kepercayaan orang awam dan amanah itu jangan sesekali dikhianati, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus hari ini. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Seth Akmal, 19 Disember, 2015.

Jawatan seorang hakim melibatkan kepercayaan orang awam dan amanah itu jangan sesekali dikhianati, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus hari ini.

Bercakap kepada hadirin sebuah forum, beliau menggesa hakim-hakim agar berani mempertahankan kebebasan mereka dalam melaksanakan tanggungjawab.

“Apa yang hakim mahukan? Mereka mahu dihormati atau dipandang enteng warganegara?

“Benar mereka perlu berhadapan eksekutif yang amat berkuasa, berkuasa melantik, menaikkan pangkat malah memecat hakim dalam kes tertentu,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian sewaktu menjawab soalan hadirin tentang cara melindungi hakim daripada dimangsakan dalam sistem sekarang.

Menurut Hishamudin, situasi itu tidak patut menjadi alasan buat hakim untuk tidak mempertahankan kebebasan mereka.

“Orang yang suka menurut perintah tidak patut menerima lantikan menjadi hakim.

“Kehakiman adalah kepercayaan awam dan ia jangan sama sekali dikhianati,” katanya. Read more →

Retired judge points out weaknesses in judicial appointments

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Source: FMT News

Ever since the sacking of Tun Salleh Abbas, who was then Lord President, many have described the 1988 crisis as the end of judicial independence in Malaysia.

Retired Court of Appeal Judge Mohamad Ariff Yusof - pic from FMT News

Retired Court of Appeal Judge Mohamad Ariff Yusof – pic from FMT News

KUALA LUMPUR: Certain people who deserve to be appointed to the apex court were not promoted, claimed retired Court of Appeal Judge Mohamad Ariff Yusof at a public forum.

Ariff stressed during the forum, organised by the Bar Council, that there were weaknesses in the system. “The system should be reviewed.”

According to him, the major weakness in the judiciary was appointments can only be made upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister. “The weak link lies in the need to have the recommendation referred to the Prime Minister,” he said. “That’s where it is. I don’t dare say anything more.”

“There are those who deserve to be at the apex (court) but are not appointed. Some thought should be given to how to improve the system.” Read more →

Judiciary must be fearless, independent, says retired judge

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Source: The Malaysian Insider

Retired Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus says judgeship is a public trust. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 19, 2015.

Retired Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus says judgeship is a public trust. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 19, 2015.

The position of a judge is one of public trust and on no account should that trust be betrayed, retired Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said today.

He also told the audience at a forum that judges should be courageous and assert their independence in carrying out their duties.

“What do the judges want? They want to be respected or they want to be looked down upon by the citizens?

“It is true that there’s a powerful executive to contend with, who has the power of appointment, promotion and even removal of judges in some cases,” he said, in answer to a question from the audience on how to protect judges from being victimised.

Hishamudin said the threat of being victimised should not be reason for judges to refuse to assert their independence.

“A person who is meek should not accept the appointment to be a judge.

“Judgeship is a public trust and this trust must not be betrayed,” he said. Read more →

KPN perlu lebih profesional keluarkan kenyataan seminar anti-kristian, kata bekas hakim

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Sumber: The Malaysian Insider

Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar perlu lebih profesional mengeluarkan kenyataan, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Seth Akmal, 19 Disember, 2015.

Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar perlu lebih profesional mengeluarkan kenyataan, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Seth Akmal, 19 Disember, 2015.

Seorang bekas hakim kanan mengecam tindakan Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar dalam kenyataannya tentang seminar anti-Kristian, berkata yang ketua polis negara itu sepatutnya bersikap lebih profesional dalam mengeluarkan kenyataan.

Hakim bersara Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus berkata Khalid perlu lebih berhati-hati kerana dia ialah pengawal kesejahteraan masyarakat apabila mengeluarkan kenyataan mengenai sebuah seminar yang diadakan di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sabtu lepas.

“Dia perlu lebih professional dalam apa yang dikatakan. Dia sepatutnya memberikan gambaran yang ‘saya KPN, saya berkecuali dan saya mengawal kesejahteraan rakyat,” kata Hishamudin dalam sebuah forum yang dianjurkan Majlis Peguam di Kuala Lumpur hari ini. Read more →

Human rights not hindrance to society, ex-judge says

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Source: The Malaysian Insider

Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof says a country should be matured enough to respect minority rights. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Seth Akmal, December 19, 2015.

Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof says a country should be matured enough to respect minority rights. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Seth Akmal, December 19, 2015.

Malaysia needs greater maturity in its view of human rights, which should not be seen as a hindrance to society, retired Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said today.

Human rights should not be seen as an impediment, he added, when speaking at a forum on “Whither the Federal Constitution – Do fundamental and minority rights matter?” organised by the Bar Council in Kuala Lumpur.

“The country should be matured enough to respect minority rights, fundamental rights and human rights. We had a good run on human rights, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot.

“When someone throws a balloon you should laugh it off and not prosecute the person. We need to be mature,” he added, referring to charging of dancer Bilqis Hijjas who had dropped yellow balloons bearing the words “democracy”, “free media” and “justice” at an event in a mall in August with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak attended with his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in attendance. Read more →

IGP should be more professional about anti-Christianisation talk, says ex-judge

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Source: The Malaysian Insider

Jawatan seorang hakim melibatkan kepercayaan orang awam dan amanah itu jangan sesekali dikhianati, kata bekas hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus hari ini. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Seth Akmal, 19 Disember, 2015.

Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus says the inspector-general of police is the custodian of public conscience and should be mindful before issuing statements backing his officers’ involvement in an anti-Christian seminar. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Seth Akmal, December 19, 2015.

A former senior judge has rapped Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar over his response to last weekend’s anti-Christian seminar, saying the inspector-general of police should be more professional in his remarks.

Retired Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said Khalid should be mindful that he was the custodian of public conscience when issuing statements on the seminar held at University Teknologi Mara (UiTM) last Saturday.

“He should be more professional in what he says. He should give the appearance that ‘I am the IGP, I am neutral and I am the custodian of public conscience’,” Hishamudin told a forum organised by the Bar Council in Kuala Lumpur today. Read more →

Kuantan in danger of toxic flood, soil erosion from bauxite mining, says MP

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Source: The Malaysian Insider

Bauxite activities can cause massive soil erosion as miners dig for the mineral daily. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 19, 2015.

As the peninsula’s east coast experiences its monsoon season, PKR’s Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh warns that the rains will compound an already alarming situation arising from unregulated and indiscriminate bauxite mining.

Mining activities in three parliamentary constituencies in the east coast state of Pahang during the monsoon might lead to a toxic flood worse than the deluge which displaced more than 20,000 households two years ago, she said.

“The monsoon season is here. The rainfall will be more than usual. It will last longer as well. Floods may occur if Sungai Kuantan overflows.

“Imagine the mud containing toxic substances and heavy metals from bauxite activities in those areas flowing into the rivers.

“Four hours of non-stop rain caused a wall at a bauxite pond to give way, what more if it rains non-stop for four or seven days,” she said, referring to the incident last month when the wall at a bauxite pond in Bukit Goh collapsed, causing polluted water to flood the village in the area. Read more →

Asma, masalah pernafasan meningkat akibat perlombongan bauksit Kuantan

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Sumber: The Malaysian Insider

Seorang pekerja membersihkan lori bauksit yang diliputi debu merah di Pelabuhan Kuantan, Pahang. Situasi itu dikatakan menjadi punca kepada masalah kesihatan kepada ramai penduduk setempat. – Gambar The Malaysian Insider oleh Afif Abd Halim, 19 Disember, 2015.

Hanya ada satu penjelasan, kata guru sekolah Syed Sharinnizam Syed Mohd Shah, ketika menyaksikan semakin ramai pelajarnya tiba-tiba mengalami ruam dan masalah pernafasan.

Katanya, ia pasti berpunca daripada habuk merah yang memenuhi udara di sekitar sekolah itu, Maahad Tahfiz Anwar At-Tanzil yang terletak di Tanjung Pasir dekat Kuantan, Pahang. Read more →