In 2015 the Malaysian Court Of Appeal determined that National Journalism Laureate Dato Rejal Arbee acted in bad faith, deliberately concealed facts : One more reason for JC Fong Inquiry Into Judicial Abuse to investigate conviction of Sun reporter S.Aruldass for the sins of his editors including Rejal Arbee

by Ganesh Sahathevan 

            YBhg Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee  has recently questioned the Johor Royal Family's right to rule

The Edge and others reported in 2015: 

A newspaper publisher and its editor had bad intentions when they reported that a PAS lawmaker had misbehaved and created a nuisance during a debate in Parliament 14 years ago by challenging a government backbencher to a fist fight, said the Court of Appeal.

Judge Datuk Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said this was a deliberate act of “pick and choose”, and “blacking out” of facts that were favourable to the plaintiff, Datuk Mahfuz Omar from PAS.

Hishamudin said the court had also rejected the defence of justification and qualified privilege advanced by the defendants — The New Straits Times (M) Bhd (NST) and Berita Harian’s former group editor Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee.

The Court Of Appeal judged Rejal, the National Journalism Laureate, on his conduct in his profession as journalist and editor. The finding cannot but have implications for court matters in which Rejal has been involved.  The most  urgent of these matters  has to be the conviction of  Sun reporter S.Aruldass, for the actions of his editors, who included Rejal Arbee. These are matters that the   JC Fong inquiry into judicial abuse must not ignore. 

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Ex-judge Saufee Affandi's conviction of Sun reporter S.Arulldass an example of Vincent Tan linked decisions that must be reviewed by JC Fong inquiry into judicial abuse-- Interrogation under oath of National Journalism Laureate Dato Rejal Arbee and other editors can reveal much

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

The matter of former Sessions Court judge and Industrial Court chairman Sauffe Affandi and his unhealthy relationship with the Sun Media Group has been reported previously:

Conviction of Sun reporter S.Arulldas may have involved a perversion of the course of justice -investigation pursuant to S.182 of the Penal Code of Auldass' superiors at Sun Media Group, including its directors required

The JC Fong inquiry into judicial abuse  could well uncover much with great efficiency by making ex-judge Saufee Affandi's conviction of Sun reporter S.Arulldass a focal point of its work. The underlying details of that incident can be readily uncovered by interrogating Arulldass' former superiors,  National Journalism Laureate Dato Rejal Arbee and Mr Andy Ng. 

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JC Fong inquiry into Tommy Thomas judicial abuse claims must review Vincent Tan and VK Lingam decisions -Inquiry likely to add to stench surrounding the decisions which can only be addressed by excision of the decisions from Malaysian Caselaw

by Ganesh Sahathevan 

The Malaysian Government will soon be confronted with the findings of another inquiry into Malaysia's judiciary. This inquiry, the Fong Inquiry (see story below) has been initiated by information contained in a book published by the former Attorney General, Tommy Thomas.



Thomas has had first hand experience of the consequences of the issues he has raised, given his legal entanglements with businessman Vincent Tan, former lawyer VK Lingam, and a judicial system that was at the relevant time described as "rotten" by an appeal judge.


It would therefore be impossible for the Fong Inquiry to ignore the VK Lingam and Vincent Tan cases alluded to in the previous inquiry, the Royal Commission into the VK Lingam video.


Consequently, the coming inquiry will more likely than not add to the stench that surrounds those decisions. That problem can only be addressed, as suggested previously on this blog, by excision of the decisions from Malaysian Caselaw.

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JC Fong to head task force on Tommy Thomas’ judicial abuse claim
POSTED ON DECEMBER 8, 2021, WEDNESDAY AT SARAWAK


Dato Sri JC Fong

KUCHING (Dec 8): Sarawak state legal advisor Dato Sri JC Fong will head the Federal government’s task force to probe allegations of judicial abuse and interference made by former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas in his autobiography, a news report said.

Fong, who is a former state attorney-general, will deliver the task force’s findings and recommendations within six month of his appointment, MalaysiaKini reported today.

The report also said the task force will investigate Thomas’ claims of abuse of power in the appointment of judges, excessive executive interference in the judiciary, selective and political prosecution and breach in the oath of secrecy.

The allegations were laid out in Thomas’ book, “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”.

Other members of the task force include former Sabah government chief secretary Datuk Hashim Paijan, former legal affairs division director Datuk Junaidah Kamarudin, former judge Datuk Jagjit Singh Bant Singh and lawyers Datuk Shaharudin Ali and K Balaguru.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had announced the setting up of the task on Oct 21.

Thomas was appointed as attorney-general by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on June 4, 2018, for a two-year term.

However, following the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government, Thomas resigned on Feb 28 last year, some four months before his contract expired.