Thursday October 22, 2009
Case against Lingam closed
KUALA LUMPUR: The case against Datuk V.K. Lingam in connection with the alleged brokering of judges, which was featured in a video clip, has been closed with no further action.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz said in a written reply to Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) on Monday that the investigation showed no criminal offence had been committed in the appointment of judges.
“After ACA officers investigated those involved in the video clip, it was concluded that there is no abuse of power.
“The Attorney-General (A-G) has decided that no further action is needed,” he said.
It was reported that four investigation papers were opened in connection with the Lingam video clip.
Three were sent to the A-G’s Chambers while one remained with the then Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), now Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Of the three with the A-G’s Chambers, two were closed due to insufficient evidence while the remaining one was awaiting further investigation.
Nazri said the remaining paper was later classified by the A-G as “no further action” as there were no suspects who could confirm the handling of documents in the appointment of High Court judges.
A Royal Commission of Inquiry was conducted in the Lingam video case which showed the prominent lawyer purportedly involved in brokering a deal that manipulated the appointment of judges.
The video implicated five people, including Lingam, former chief justices Tun Eusoff Chin and Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan and the then Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor who was in charge of legal affairs.
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