Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021 06:23 PM MYT
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FEBRUARY 10 The Malaysian Bar is perturbed by the proposed action of authorities to ban the former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’s (“Thomas”) controversial memoir
My Story: Justice in the Wilderness. We take the view that any ban on the book would be a direct threat to one’s freedom of speech and expression as enshrined in Article 10 of the Federal Constitution. This is a fundamental right that must be upheld in any democratic society that is governed by the rule of law.
The 1MDB-Tanore trial will continue today after a month’s hiatus. All attention will be focused on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s lead Counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and whether or not he will bring up issues pertaining to the controversial memoir by former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas titled “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pic) described the contents on accountability in the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Judiciary in the book “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness” as nonsense.
He assured that he will act in accordance to the law against any effort to belittle the legal body and the Judiciary
Kuala Lumpur: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
(pic) will file a legal action against former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over an allegedly defamatory statement in his recently-published book, “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”, which implicates him to the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.
The matter was confirmed by the former Prime Minister’s counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, when contacted.
“Yes, we are suing him. Yesterday, Thomas had replied to our letter of demand (LOD).he said that he did not defame our client.
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“The publisher, namely, GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd, has not replied to our LOD. We are going to file defamation suit against both Thomas and the publisher as soon as possible,” said Muhammad Shafee.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has described the contents on accou.