Finally, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that a Royal Commission on the "VK Lingam tape" will soon be established!
He said the government decided to establish the commission upon receiving the report submitted by a three-member panel established to verify the authenticity of the video clip.
Good news, but please hold your horses, it’s not the time to celebrate yet until the terms of reference and possible members of the commission are made known at the Cabinet meeting next Wednesday.
While Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang has suggested that Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah should be made the Chairman of the Royal Commission to restore confidence in the independence and integrity of the judiciary, although the ideal candidate would be Sultan Azlan Shah especially as he was Lord President during the golden era of the Malaysian judiciary a quarter of a century ago, he listed down a few criteria that Pak Lah should me mindful of:
- Full and proper consultation with relevant personalities and organizations on the Royal Commission of Inquiry
- Full and untrammeled powers for the Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate into every aspect of the Lingam Tape revelations and the restoration of confidence in the independence and integrity of the judiciary
- The appointment of suitable and qualified Commissioners.
Recently, Raja Nazrin said the rule of law and inviolability of the Constitution, economic and social justice for all, and a thriving civil society will allow an effective and sustained nation building in a pluralistic society.
Kudos to everyone who marched, hidup rakyat!
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As you said:
Good news, but please hold your horses, it’s not the time to celebrate yet until the terms of reference and possible members of the commission are made known at the Cabinet meeting next Wednesday.
At least we are moving things, albeit slowly but we will triump.
Good one like that! Rakyat 2 vs. Gomen 0
The Royal Commission is long overdue. Let’s see who constitutes the commission.
Who constitutes the commission matters helluva lot! All the fowl play by foxes are expected. Don’t expect otherwise.
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