What men can learn from women

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

THE former prime minister of Malaysia being sent to prison is big news. But the bigger one is the decision made by three women justices, together with two men, at the Federal Court. They reaffirmed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conviction and sentence by the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat is a steely, uncompromising, no-nonsense lady. She is certainly someone you don’t want to mess with. She steered the proceedings like the true professional that she is. She and fellow lady Justices Nallini Pathmanathan and Mary Lim Thiam Suan have shown the world that the Malaysian justice system is very much alive and kicking and respected for its independence and integrity.