COMMENT | Earlier this year, Prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that he would present ministers with report cards to evaluate their performance. Will he do the same for the judges?
One court delay is bad. Two is a coincidence but three is a trend. So, what is happening in the judges' chambers?
One court delay is bad. Two is a coincidence but three is a trend. So, what is happening in the judges' chambers?
It does not feel as if disgraced Najib Abdul Razak is on trial. In the eyes of the public, the judges are.
After last week's palaver when Najib's trial was postponed yet again, the judges must think that they can pull the wool over our eyes.
Najib's lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, said that his son's wedding had been brought forward to Thursday, Feb 20.
If his son could not be bothered to tell his father, well in advance about the change of dates, why should the court entertain Shafee's sudden request to postpone the trial?
There is a saying, "Ignorance of the law excuses no-one". Similarly, ignorance of a change in wedding dates is not the nation's problem...