"To many he is the senior lawyer in the videotape apparently brokering the appointment of ‘friendly judges’ into top positions in the judiciary but to others, he is a powerful and well-connected lawyer"
So what we know is that Lingam was discussing about the appoinment of judges and who should be the next Chief Justice. As we know they were discussing about former Chief Justice, Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah. Lingam was having a conversation with then Chief Judge of Malaya, Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim. This is what Malaysia Kini said about the case :-
"Appointed in 2000, he was seen as a fresh break from his two previous predecessors - Mohd Eusoff Chin (1994-2000) and Abdul Hamid Omar (1988-1994). Dzaiddin was to retire in 2003, and the video showed Lingam expressing concerned that the outgoing CJ was moving his 'men' into top judiciary posts.
The conversation revolved around the urgent need to get Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, then chief judge of Malaya - the judiciary's No 3 - appointed as Court of Appeal president (No 2) and then chief justice (No 1).
There was also the plan to get former attorney-general Mokhtar Abdullah, who was then a Federal Court judge, to replace Ahmad Fairuz as No 3. To do that, Lingam had roped in tycoon Vincent Tan, a close crony of then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, a key minister in PM's Department.
They were to talk to Mahathir on the appointment of judges. "
There we go. So now roughly we all know what is going on in Malaysia other than Hindraf. So many things are taking toll on Malaysia. Like hellooo????? This is not suppose to be happening.
It is so interesting. Everytime I read the Sun Paper, article by Surenthira Kumar (newsdesk at Sun Daily) there's yet to be a solution. Everyday a new topic, a new discussion. It is never going to end. But what's worthwhile, we all have something interesting to read upon.
And look!!! I've gathered some opinions from the Malaysia Kini. It's always like this. Whenenever something comes up, then there will be changes. After getting its' implications, then we find the factors and solution to build a new system. :)
Raja Aziz Addrusse (Nov 26, 07 12:14pm) :- "The government has finally decided to set up a royal commission to look into the video clip showing a lawyer engaged in a telephone conversation with a senior judge, allegedly brokering judicial appointments. After two months of dragging its feet, the government now appears to have come to recognise that the implications of the video clip are indeed very serious and warrant a thorough inquiry. When the video clip was released on Sept 19, the government did not quite seem to grasp the ramifications of the telephone conversation. It did not seem to see the need for urgent action. "
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Sep 26, 07 12:16pm) :- "A lawyer was captured on video fixing the appointment of judges. A little girl was sexually molested and murdered, and the police is planning to take action against the parents for negligence. A plain-clothes policeman went into the middle of a crowd of opposition supporters armed with a gun, and ended up shooting live bullets and nearly killing two members of the crowd. The government response to the video has been a terrible disaster. The PM and deputy PM question the credibility of the video. The minister says that the other man on the line is not the Chief Justice. The Attorney General says that the lawyer was in monologue! Is the information minister not doing his job, to coordinate the spin? "
If you are so very interested in this case, do visit this website. It has all the full information, dialogues, interviews, opinions, and video links to this case. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/72772
Video of "The Lingam Tape".
