JUDGE WITHOUT RIGHT

JUDGE WITHOUT RIGHT

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August 8, 2022

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer Karpal Singh told the judge presiding over the sodomy trial that he had ‘forfeited his right’ to hear the case because he had allegedly shown bias. The lawyer said the judge had twice refused to censure the Malay-language Utusan Malaysia for reports that the defence deemed inaccurate. ‘Your lordship has forfeited (the) right to sit in that chair to proceed with this trial,’ Mr Singh said. The lawyer complained about two reports in the newspaper.