Bar Council president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab has criticised Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli’s remarks on the case of a foreigner charged with trafficking firearms and possessing ammunition, saying the latter had breached the sub judice rule.

The remarks, which were made on the campaign trail during the Sungai Bakap by-election, have called into question the foreigner’s innocence before the court has made its judgment in the case, he said.

“When members of the public...