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Friday, November 20, 2009

No grilling after office hours, rules court

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malay­sian Anti-Corruption Commis­sion cannot interrogate witnes­ses beyond office hours, the High Court has declared in a landmark ruling.

Worker gets 20 years for baby’s death

GEORGE TOWN: A 34-year-old labourer had tears in his eyes as he was led out of the Sessions Court, which jailed him 20 years for causing his four-month-old daughter’s death by throwing her onto a mattress.

Court sets date for singer’s suit against Utusan Melayu

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set two days from Dec 7 to hear a defamation suit filed by veteran singer Datuk Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar against the publisher Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd and two others.

Court rules for defendants over woman’s death after liposuction

KUALA LUMPUR: Two doctors who conducted an abdominal liposuction procedure on diabetic Nik Rosemawati Nik Mohammed five years ago were not negligent in discharging their duty, the High Court ruled.

Three plead guilty to causing detainee’s death

KUALA LUMPUR: Three men, who were initially remanded for drug offences, ended up pleading guilty to manslaughter at the Sessions Court for bashing up and causing the death of another detainee during custody.

Don’t blame courts, Anwar told

SUBANG JAYA: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to stop practising double standards and criticising the judicial system.