Honour integrity, right past wrongs

From ANAND RAJ, President, Malaysian Bar

The Star MalaysiaThe Star2026-09-14 04:06查看原文 ↗

THE Malaysian Bar notes with deep concern a recent report concerning former High Court judge, Datuk Syed Ahmad Idid Syed Abdullah and the pension that he has reportedly not received since his forced resignation from judicial office in July 1996.

Syed Ahmad’s experience followed his disclosure of serious concerns about the judiciary – we understand that there was a confidential 33-page memorandum detailing 112 specific allegations of, among others, corruption, abuse of power, personal misconduct, and other indiscretions within the judiciary.

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