While the domestic fronts are keeping a low-profile (with the exception of alternative medias like Malaysiakini, Merdekareview and etc.) in reporting the "Walk of Justice" organized by the Bar Council, foreign press fills in the loop.
- International Herald Tribune: Malaysian lawyers hold rare protest in capital
- Reuters: Malaysia lawyers hold rare demonstration for reform
- AFP: Malaysian lawyers defy police in rare protest march
Contrary to general reports, Reuters reported that two memorandums were submitted to a government official: one calling for a royal commission and the other for an independent commission to oversee judicial appointments.
Next we’d like to see the response from the Government, not much to expect until the PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is back from New York minus the sleeping habit.
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Prime time news in SG also featured the march, SK. I’m sure it’ll be in the papers tomorrow, will probably scan and post the articles if I see them.
Good show to everyone involved, only wish I was there.
[...] Working closely to prove the video is being tampered with and that Nazri said the right thing in first place? Now do you see the point why the Bar Council took the protest onto the street and demands nothing less than a royal commission? [...]