Calling Pro-Opposition Bar Council to make its stand on ex-judge acting as counsel

PRESS STATEMENT



The Malaysian Bar in its Annual General Meeting held on  5 March 2014 passed a resolution prohibiting ex-Judges and other former members of the judiciary from representing clients in our Courts as this would amount to breach of principle and convention at play in Common Law. 




The said resolution was passed as a response to former Federal Court Judge Dato Seri Gopal Sri Ram, to act as counsel in a constitutional case.

Yesterday and suddenly out of the blue we hear that Dato Seri Gopal Sri Ram has agreed to act and has indeed acted for Anwar Ibrahim in the Federal Court and the President of the Malaysian Bar maintains a deafening silence which can only be described as hypocritical to say the least in the face of the actions of DS Gopal Sri Ram and the Bar Council has failed to comply with their own resolution in this matter.

We therefore urge the Bar Council to issue a statement in line with their resolution passed at their 68th AGM. The Bar Council's silence is a contradiction of their own commitment to uphold justice without fear or favour.

It is not proper for the Bar Council to have 2 sets of principles that differ when Anwar Ibrahim is involved and the credibility of the legal profession is surely tarnished by such hypocritical actions.



Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi
Advocate & Solicitor

Mohd Khairul Azam Bin Abdul Aziz
Advocate & Solicitor

Datuk Zulkifli Noordin
Advocate & Solicitor

Dato' Haji Abu Bakar As-Sidek Bin Dato' Haji Mohd. Sidek, Advocate & Solicitor

Azril Mohd Amin
Advocate & Solicitor

Mohammad Yahya Bin Zakaria
Advocate & Solicitor

ZAMZURI MOHAMED TAHIR 
Social Media Activist

Farah Nadiah Zainudin
Advocate & Solicitor

Suariza @ Hidayah bte Muhammad 
Pegawai Dakwah & Kebajikan PERKIM

Aidil bin Khalid
Advocate & Solicitor

Mohamad Rafi Awg Kechik
Presiden Pertubuhan Nadi Rakyat Malaysia

Nazira Abdul Rahim
Advocate & Solicitor

Ahmad Soffian Mohd Sheriff
Secretary, Shah Alam Welfare Association

Nazriah Shaik Alawdin
Advocate & Solicitor

Reza Rahim
Advocate & Solicitor

Nadiah Hanum Md Nadzri
IT Executive

Suhaimi bin Adnan 
Presiden Pertubuhan Suara Inspirasi Malaysia 

Mohd Fauzi bin Anuar 
Pengerusi Belia Taman Gemilang, Sepang. 

Kamsani bin Kamarudin 
Pengerusi Belia kg Sri Aman, Puchong.

Sallehuddin bin Abdullah
AJK Belia 4B Labohan Dagang, Banting.