Not too long ago, Chief Justice of Malaysia, Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim suggests that it is time for Malaysia to stop making reference to the English Common Law and develop its own common law. Later, the same individual is caught red-handed commitiing corruption of the highest order.
Transcript is available here.
Previously, religious conservatives jumped on the proposal, supporting the Chief Justice. Little did they know that they walked hand in hand with a devil. Now, go and defend your hero.
This guilt of association, despite fallacious, is highly satisfying.
But there may be one thing that goes farther than fallacy. Recall that the same Chief Justice, or more fittingly, Chief Injustice, was one of two judges that voted against Lina Joy, much to the joy of local religious conservatives. It would be interesting to see if that case was fixed too, in the name of religion. Back in April 2007, Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz suggested that popularity is more important than justice….
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