Attorney General Tommy Thomas
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court has granted an ex-parte application for leave by Attorney General Tommy Thomas (pic) to initiate contempt proceedings against a lawyer who had allegedly criticised the proceedings and decision of a court case.
Justice Ramly Ali, who chaired a three-man bench, allowed Thomas to go ahead with the proceedings against Arunachalam Kasi who had, in two articles published on the Aliran online portal, made the alleged criticism in reference to an affidavit of Court of Appeal Judge Dr Abdul Hamid Abu Backer on alleged judicial misconduct.
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