The police contended they did not falsely imprison lawyers during last year’s Walk for Judicial Independence (WFJI) as the Malaysian Bar was already informed that any procession to Parliament was not allowed.

In a statement of defence against the Bar’s lawsuit seeking compensation for preventing the mass lawyers walk to the august house on June 17 last year, the authorities claimed they informed the legal practitioners about the restriction prior to the mass gathering at Padang Merbok car park along Jalan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur.