| Two police reports lodged against Mohamad Sapu latest! Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:47 AM PDT (Borneo Post) - Former Police Association of Malaysia (PBPM) Keningau branch and Labuan Umno yesterday made police reports against PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu for insulting the national fighters. Chairman of the association, former sub-inspector Anggi Kathil, said the association viewed the statement as very serious. Mat Sabu, when giving a ceramah in Tasek Gelugor, Penang on August 21, considered terrorists from the Fourth Company Force of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) which attacked and killed members of the security force and their families in Bukit Kepong as the real heroes. The PAS leader also considered Muhammad Indera, the Malay man who conspired with Goh Peng Tun and 200 communists personnel as a hero, not the 25 police personnel and their families who defended themselves in the attack at the police station. In his ceremah, Mat Sabu also claimed that Dato Onn Jaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman were not eligible to be considered as independence fighter and pledged to revise the history of independence if the opposition seized Putrajaya as he claimed the history written today do not show the actual facts. Meanwhile, Anggi representing state PBPM president Haji Abdul Rahman Teo when making the police report, said members of the association protested against Mat Sabu's statement which claimed that the communists were the heroes of this country and police who died in the incident as otherwise. He said the statement clearly deviated from historical facts. "The state and branch associations assume the ceramah was to instigate people to hate the police and security forces in the country, in addition to underestimating police efforts to protect the security of this country and its people," he said. He said the association viewed this matter very seriously and urged the authorities concerned to take serious action in order not to make the policemen who served and died in their service to defend the sovereignty of this country to become the scorn of society. "PBPM Sabah and Keningau are asking the authorities concerned to take action against Mat Sabu in accordance with the provisions of the existing laws of this country," he said. In Labuan, Labuan Umno acting chief Senator Datuk Yunus Kurus who led party members to lodge the report at the police station, said Umno members were disappointed over Mat Sabu's statement and urged the government to take stern action against him. "His statement (Mat Sabu) is the highest insult to the country's patriots and fighters by twisting historical facts for their cheap political mileage," he said. He added that Labuan Umno would give their full support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Defence Minister Datuk Zahid Hamidi and Home Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussin in defending this country's sovereignty. Also present at the police station were Labuan Umno vice president Bashir Alias, secretary Rozman Datuk Isli and Women chief Aini Safar. |
| Time for rhetoric long over, PM Posted: 28 Aug 2011 09:31 PM PDT (The Malaysian Insider) - Here we go again. It was thought Putrajaya has sacked FBC Media, APCO Worldwide and other spin merchants, but it looks like their ideas are still influencing the government. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is obviously enamoured with the idea of sounding like a statesman abroad, and there is nothing wrong with that posturing if it is supported by substance. But having an opinion piece in The Times of London and praising Britain for rejecting extremism is shallow, given the manner in which chauvinism and extremism is embraced by his administration and political party. In the article, Najib was pleased at the response of thousands of Britons who slammed the attack on a Malaysian student and who stood up for moderation. Strange, because his administration did not laud the thousands of middle-class Malaysians who left their living rooms and Starbucks to march for a clean electoral system. Instead, these Malaysians were demonised, called names and branded an illegal organisation. At the same time, this administration has been incapable of protecting Malaysians from growing extremism. There is also more than a nagging suspicion that the government permits the likes of Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Perkasa to flourish. The Times article is at the core of what ails this administration. They want to look good to the outside world, specifically Western world. So, millions of ringgit is spent on buying airtime and column space to project the leaders of this country as moderate and progressive. But little attention is paid to walking the talk at home. The end result is that there is growing ambivalence about government and PM, as is reflected in downward trend in the PM's approval rating. |
| ‘Don’t make the same mistake as PKR’ Posted: 28 Aug 2011 07:17 PM PDT DAP is warned not to use Dayaks for merely 'window-dressing'. (Free Malaysia Today) - The DAP leadership both at state and federal levels cannot afford to trivialize the Dayak community's involvement if they are aiming for success in the coming general election. "They should not make the same mistake that PKR did. Dayaks must be given important roles," said Simangang DAP branch chairman Leon Jimat Donald. Warning DAP leadership not to view Dayaks as merely 'making-up the numbers' in Sarawak, Donald said the party should not emulate its arch rival Sarawak United People's Party's (SUPP) 'partnership' model. He claimed Dayaks members and reps in SUPP were merely seen as 'window dressings'. It is a common knowledge here that Dayaks have played second and sometimes third fiddle to the Chinese in the SUPP, which is a Barisan Nasional ally. In the recent April state election, SUPP lost 13 of 19 seats it contested . Whilst only two of its 15 Chinese assemblymen managed to retain their seats, all four Dayak representatives got voted-in. Today SUPP is 'surviving' entirely on its Dayak representatives. Donald said DAP must convince Dayaks that they are important to the party. "In order to remove the perception of Chinese chauvinism, the Dayaks have to play or be perceived to play important roles in the party in order to avoid the accusations of window dressing. "DAP should provide proper representation for the Dayaks in the national DAP's central executive committee by appointment. "As we have seen during the last PKR election, there was nobody elected to the national PKR. "With next to no Dayak branches around to elect any Dayak representatives to the national DAP CEC, no one can hope to be elected as the majority of party members will continue to be from the peninsula," he said. Dayak reps in Pakatan government Donald suggested that DAP also considered appointing a few Dayak members to be part of the respective Pakatan Rakyat state governments. He suggested that qualified Dayaks be appointed as political secretaries and be made responsible for the Dayaks working in the peninsula. It would also show DAP's sincerity in accommodating the Dayak community as a whole. "There are Dayaks numbering in the thousands, working in states such as Selangor, Penang, Johor and the Klang Valley. "Such a gesture will be seen and perceived as a good start in the Dayak political relationship with DAP," he added. Donald also addressed the new economic policy and how important it is to educate Dayaks on its shortcomings. READ MORE HERE |
| Police to question Mat Sabu Posted: 28 Aug 2011 06:34 PM PDT Start reading history books, deputy IGP tells him (NST) -- Pas deputy president Mohamad Sabu will soon be called to give his statement over his alleged remarks that communist terrorists who attacked the Bukit Kepong police station in 1950 were the country's true heroes. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said police had received at least 43 reports against the opposition politician's speech and were investigating the case under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for making a statement that could cause alarm to the public. "Police are expecting to record his statement soon to facilitate investigations," he told the New Straits Times yesterday.
Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, had allegedly made the remarks at a political ceramah in Tasek Gelugor, Penang, on Aug 21.
Khalid said he would like to advise Mohamad to start reading history books before issuing such statements. "It has not only angered members of the country's security forces but also hurt the feelings of the families of the 16 Bukit Kepong policemen who were killed in the incident.
"Do not simply say things without understanding the real story behind it." It was reported in a Malay daily that Mohamad had allegedly said Muhammad Indera, who helped the communists in the attack, was the real hero and not the 25 policemen and their family members who defended the station as they were "British officers".
Mohamad had also allegedly said Datuk Onn Jaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman should not be hailed as icons of the nation's independence as they were officers for the British administration then.
He had apparently vowed to rewrite the history of the country's independence if the opposition succeeded in taking over the government.
In Ipoh, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said Mohamad's alleged remarks were an attempt to divert the people's attention from the opposition's internal issues and conflicts.
"Apart from the issues faced by Pas and Pakatan Rakyat, it is also to ensure that the ongoing sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is given less importance.
"Stating that Tunku and Onn were British officers is an insult, not only to them and their families, but also to all Malaysians.
"They are the founding fathers of the country who fought for independence. If we go by Mohamad's analysis, then we should welcome Chin Peng back into the country as he is a bigger hero."
Chin Peng, the former leader of the Communist Party of Malaya, is living in exile in Thailand. He lost his legal appeal to return to Malaysia.
"I do not know on what grounds the statement was made, but I am sure that the opposition will continue to make similar statements and stir up controversies to cover up their weaknesses," said Dr Chua, adding that leaders and the security forces who died defending the country were the real heroes.
Meanwhile, Pas vice-president Salahuddin Ayub said the party would review the video recordings of the Aug 21 ceramah by Mohamad before taking any action. However, this would only be done after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, he added.
"We need to know the context of his speech first before deciding on the next course of action."
Salahuddin insisted that Pas was against any form of violence by communist insurgents.
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| ‘Mutiny in Umno’: MIC must back Najib Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:44 PM PDT 
By B Nantha Kumar, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: MIC should reconsider its position in Barisan Nasional if Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is toppled from power by certain forces within Umno, said party Central Working Committee (CWC) member S Vell Paari. In a news report published in Tamil Nesan yesterday, he said there was intense speculation that Najib is facing a challenge in Umno. If there is any truth to the speculation, Vell Paari urged MIC to defend Najib. "He is the best prime minister we have in terms of catering for the Indian community, so we must stand by him. "We don't know if the rumour is true but MIC must protect Najib against those who are working against the prime minister," he added. Vell Paari, who raised the matter during the MIC CWC meeting yesterday, said that it was his personal opinion. "This is my own opinion. It is up to the party leadership and CWC members to accept my opinion or not," he added. READ MORE HERE. |
| Stop Lynas till doubts are cleared: PAS Youth Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:23 PM PDT 
(Harakah Daily) - Saying there are ample opinions from experts, PAS Youth has urged the government to halt the controversial Lynas Advanced Material Plant project in Gebeng, Pahang until questions over its safety can be put to rest. Youth chief Nasrudin Hasan Tantawi (right) said a time frame must be given so those competent in various related fields can suggest concrete actions with regards to the Australian-based company's decision to construct the rare-earth refinery.
"Not only nuclear experts, but also toxic experts, environmental experts, health experts, economic experts, legal experts and other relevant experts including political experts and independent international observers," said Nasrudin.
The controversy took a twist following a statement by PAS's Hulu Langat member of parliament Che Rosli Che Mat, breaking ranks from official party stand by defending the project as safe.
Speaking on UMNO-controlled channel TV3, Che Rosli (left), who is a nuclear expert, claimed that the opposition to the plant was "unscientific and not at all academic", and criticised PKR's Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, party organ Harakah and others over their different stance.
In response, Pahang PAS commissioner Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said while the party respected Che Rosli's view, the Islamic party chose to stand with the public in urging Lynas to stop its hazardous plant.
"It (Che Rosli's view) should not be a problem to the party, in fact the party welcomes differences of opinion in line with democractic practice.
"For PAS, the people comes first in this issue. Concerns over risks faced by the people due to the Lynas project, especially to residents of Kuantan, cannot be brushed aside. The rakyat have the biggest right and they must be heard," he said.
Tuan Ibrahim, who is also PAS's information chief, said Che Rosli would be invited to explain his criticism of the party's information department.
He added that the project would not bring any significant benefit other than creating a handful of jobs, which he said was negligible compared to the huge risks involved.
'Where have the experts gone?'
According to Tuan Ibrahim, it was normal for experts to always claim that there was "no danger under normal circumstances", even in the case of a nuclear plant.
"Residents in Gebeng and Kuantan still remember the rare earth project in Bukit Merah in 1980s. When it was approved, it was also claimed to be safe and not hazardous for humans and the environment.
"Then, when it was proven hazardous, where did all the experts who gave their opinions go? In the end, the ones suffering are the residents around the plant, in fact its toxic wastes until today have yet to be dealt properly," said Tuan Ibrahim.
In 1992, the High Court ordered a rare-earth plant run by Mitsubishi in Bukit Merah to be shut down following cases of still-born and abnormal babies attributed to radioactive exposure. READ MORE HERE. |
| Mat Sabu to sue Utusan over ‘false report’ Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:16 PM PDT 
By Stephanie Sta Maria, FMT PETALING JAYA: PAS deputy president, Mohamad Sabu, will take legal action against Utusan Malaysia for the "distorted and false" reporting of his ceramah in Penang's Tasek Gelugor on Augt 21. Last Saturday, the Umno-owned daily had quoted the PAS leader as saying that the communists who attacked the Bukit Kepong police station during the Emergency on Feb 3, 1950, were heroes and not the 17 policemen who died in the attack. Utusan also quoted him as saying that the country's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Umno's first president, Onn Jaafar, should not be recognised as freedom fighters because they were also British officers. Up to 20 police reports have been lodged against Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, over the weekend accompanied by accusations that he intends to re-write history to turn Malaysia into a republic. Yesterday, Mat Sabu declined to comment on the report, saying that he could not remember what he had said during his ceramah and needed to review it first. However, today he told FMT that he had listened to the recordings of his speech and confirmed that Utusan's report was "distorted and a lie". "I even asked all my friends who attended the ceramah to be doubly sure that I didn't convey what was reported in Utusan," he said. "The report is definitely false. So I will meet my lawyer after Hari Raya to discuss suing Utusan over this matter." According to Mat Sabu, he had mentioned the Bukit Kepong attack but not the communists or the name of their leaders. "What I said was that Mat Indera (Muhammad Indera) is a Malay hero because he fought against British rule," he explained. "I never mentioned the communists, that was Utusan's exaggeration." Mat Indera, however, is known as a Malay communist and was said to have led the Bukit Kepong attack. But when this was pointed out, Mat Sabu insisted that he never hailed Mat Indera as a hero for the attack or for leading the communists. He reiterated that Mat Indera was a hero simply for fighting against British rule. 'Merdeka an Umno celebration' READ MORE HERE. |
| Halls of Power Narrow for Malaysian Women Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:12 PM PDT By Liz Gooch, New York Times KUALA LUMPUR — At the gathering in a hotel on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, there was talk of canvassing "highly persuadable" voters, campaign budgets and media strategies. There was even a stirring speech by a "candidate." The gathering had all the hallmarks of an election campaign meeting, with a couple of exceptions: all the participants were women, and they were from across the political spectrum, united in their eagerness to learn how to run a successful campaign.
"Long live women!" was the candidate's final rallying cry, which was met with cheers from the audience.
Empower, the nongovernmental organization that organized this and similar workshops, hopes that training women to navigate what remains a largely male-dominated power structure will increase their chances of rising within their parties — and winning elections. But there are plenty of reasons why it thinks Malaysian women need help.
Malaysia lags behind many of its Southeast Asian neighbors when it comes to women's political participation, according to the 2010 Global Gender Gap Index report by the World Economic Forum, based in Geneva.
While its overall ranking in the index was 98th out of 134 countries, Malaysia placed 110th in terms of women's representation in government, behind the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia. The political empowerment ranking is determined by the number of women in parliament and in ministerial positions, and the number of years a country has had a woman as the head of state or government.
Quota status
The issue of women's representation in both the public and private sectors has been attracting increasing attention here. In June, the government announced a new quota system under which women must occupy at least 30 percent of the seats on the boards of Malaysian companies starting in 2016.
A similar quota for the public sector was introduced in 2004, and the government says the number of women in top positions in the civil service and state-affiliated universities, hospitals and other sector jobs has nearly doubled since then, reaching more than 32 percent.
On the political front, however, women's advocates and analysts say that conservative attitudes about women in leadership posts in this Muslim-majority nation and the internal structure of political parties have set up obstacles to women's advancement.
Those who manage to overcome these hurdles often find that negotiating the halls of Parliament is not easy, with some male politicians notorious for headline-grabbing sexist remarks, from accusing female drivers of causing road accidents to pointing the finger at wives whose husbands visit prostitutes.
Several years ago a male politician, when criticizing a female member of Parliament from a rival party, said that she "leaked every month."
"Female M.P.'s are often more vulnerable to attacks and scrutiny and have to live up to a different expectation from the public," said Teresa Kok, a member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Action Party and one of several female legislators who in 2009 submitted a memorandum to Parliament complaining about such remarks.
Women hold 10.4 percent of the seats in the national House of Representatives and 8 percent in the state assemblies. Their numbers are higher — 25.7 percent — in the national Senate, where most members are appointed rather than elected.
Only 2 of the 25 ministries — the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and the Ministry of Tourism — are led by women.
Advocacy groups, such as the Women's Aid Organization, argue that the shortage of female parliamentary representatives and cabinet members has meant that the government has been slow to tackle issues of concern to women, like developing legislation to combat sexual harassment.
Making progress
Despite the low numbers of elected representatives, the current figures reflect progress. More female candidates were fielded in the 2008 national elections and more women were elected to Parliament than at any time since Malaysia gained its independence from Britain in 1957, said Maria Chin Abdullah, executive director of Empower.
Most of the new female representatives came from opposition parties, which made historic gains in the 2008 elections.
Like their counterparts in many countries, Ms. Chin Abdullah said Malaysian women bear the burden of domestic work and child care. She said many women had complained that they had been expected to do all of the housework even while they ran their political campaigns and that their husbands had not supported their decisions to be involved in politics.
Analysts say that women find it more difficult to secure the money needed to run for election than men.
"Most of the people who run the campaigns and fund the campaigns are men," said James Chin, a political science professor and director of the school of arts and social sciences at Monash University in Malaysia, adding that they tend to support other men.
While social and financing challenges are hardly unique to women in Malaysia, some commentators say the structure of political parties in the country also hinders women's progress. Most Malaysian women join their parties' women's wings rather than the mainstream party.
Critics contend that women's wings tend to focus on "women's issues" and often lack clout. But some say the effectiveness of such wings in helping promote women varies by party.
Mr. Chin said women in the ethnic Malay-based parties suffer from what he called the "religious factor," a reference to local Islamic views on the suitability of women for leadership positions.
Ethnic Malay-based parties, such as the governing United Malays National Organization and the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, have fielded proportionately fewer female candidates than ethnic Chinese-based parties, such as the opposition Democratic Action Party and the Malaysian Chinese Association, a member of the governing coalition.
In addition, analysts say, opposition parties tend to be more open to change and therefore more favorable to women.
Cecilia Ng Choon Sim, an independent researcher, and Ms. Chin Abdullah cite the People's Justice Party's decision to amend its constitution to ensure that 30 percent of leadership positions be held by women, and the Democratic Action Party's nomination of twice as many female candidates for the April state election in Sarawak as in the previous election.
"The opposition gives more opportunity to women, but in Barisan Nasional they have to fight a lot in order to be recognized," said Ms. Chin Abdullah, referring to the National Front, the coalition that has governed Malaysia since independence.
'It's just not enough'
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, the minister for women, family and community development and the leader of the women's wing of the United Malays National Organization, known as U.M.N.O. Women, says that the National Front has always fielded female candidates. "It's just not enough," she said.
She defended women's wings as a platform to "nurture" women. "They can have the comfort of being with other women, but at the same time, the road is open for them to be involved in mainstream politics," she said in an interview. "Today, if we were to merge and there's no wings, my worry is that there won't be enough women in the decision-making positions."
Five positions on the United Malays National Organization's 55-member Supreme Council, the party's top decision-making body, are allocated to representatives from U.M.N.O. Women and Puteri U.M.N.O., the group for women aged 18 to 35.
Daunting though it may be, there was no shortage of enthusiasm at the recent workshop for women.
Mariana Abdullah, a 53-year-old branch leader of the People's Justice Party's women's wing, is confident that Malaysia will one day have a female prime minister.
But she predicts it will be at least another decade before this becomes a reality, because she says more women must first be elected to Parliament and more time is needed to "change all the stubborn men."
"We have to fight for it," she said. |
| PAS man denies supporting Lynas plant Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:41 PM PDT 
By G.Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — PAS lawmaker Che Rosli Che Mat has insisted that his comments on primetime television were not in support of a controversial RM700 million rare earth plant that is being opposed by his Pakatan Rakyat (PR) colleagues. The Hulu Langat MP also told The Malaysian Insider yesterday that he appeared in a TV3 segment that staunchly defended the refinery being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp in his personal capacity as a nuclear scientist and not as a representative of the Islamist party.
"I told the TV3 journalist that I need the permission of my party president but because Karam Singh Walia called me two or three times, I said I would only appear as a scientist," the former lecturer said.
PAS said yesterday that it will demand an explanation from Che Rosli after Hari Raya this week as to why he broke ranks with the party's stand although it clarified that it was not a disciplinary issue.
Although Che Rosli also said that he will accept the party's decision on the matter, he insisted that "I did not act against the party and I do not support Lynas."
The Malaysian Insider understands that the MP will be hauled up to the party headquarters in the second week of September over comments he made regarding the plant that has raised fears of radiation pollution among Kuantan residents.
In the news segment, Che Rosli had said: "The ones that have raised this issue is PKR... but it is unfair. Is Lynas a nuclear plant? They spin. I was ashamed. I am a PAS member too. So I made the decision as a nuclear scientist to come today. They can say whatever they want.
"These allegations are unscientific and not academic at all. The public does not need to be afraid. They can go themselves and see in the Lynas plant, what will be built and the facilities it will have to protect the safety of its workers and also the general public."
Following Che Rosli's appearance on television, Pahang PAS information chief Suhaimi Md Saad told The Malaysian Insider last week that Che Rosli's actions were unacceptable as the nuclear scientist could have used party channels or even voiced his support for the plant in party organ Harakah.
"We know he supported the plant when we first discussed the issue in 2009. But after consulting other experts, PAS's stand was to oppose the project. But now he has gone into the enemy's camp to attack his own party," Suhaimi had said.
A review of the project led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) put forward 11 recommendations for Lynas to meet before beginning operations which have been adopted by Putrajaya. READ MORE HERE. |
| Revised law rewards judiciary’s top three, works other judges longer Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT 
By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Unlike his predecessors, Tun Zaki Azmi will retire on a full pension when he clocks out for the last time from the Palace of Justice on September 12 despite serving less than three years as Chief Justice, thanks to a recent revision of a remuneration law for the country's judges. It used to be a minimum of 15 years for judges from the High Court upwards to get their full pensions but few in the courts appear aware of the revisions to the Judges' Remuneration Act (JRA) 1971, passed in Parliament two months ago, that gave senior judges a shorter time to get pensions while junior judges now have to spend 18 years to get their full pension
"The whole thing is purposely catered to Zaki," DAP federal lawmaker Lim Kit Siang told The Malaysian Insiderwhen contacted.
The Ipoh Timur MP said the proposal had been debated in the Dewan Rakyat in June but that the costing was not known then.
The new law is effectively immediately.
The few lawyers who know the amended law, also known as Act 45, have attacked it as being tailored to reward the outgoing CJ. They added that the changes are discriminatory to judges.
The most significant change involves enabling those holding the judiciary's top three posts, namely that of the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal and the Chief Judge of Malaya or Sabah and Sarawak, to be rewarded with a full pension.
A new provision rewarding the country's top three judges was created under section 9 of the JRA, which reads: "Notwithstanding anything in this Act but subject to section 8, a person holding the office of Chief Justice, President or Chief Judge shall be entitled to maximum pension if he has held either office or all the offices for a period in the aggregate of not less than three years."
For Zaki, the son of a former Lord President of the Federal Court, Tun Mohamed Azmi Mohamed, this amendment to the law is most opportune.
The former Umno lawyer was directly appointed into the judiciary as a Federal Court judge on September 5, 2007 and fast-tracked to the post of Court of Appeal President on December 11 that same year.
Less than a year later, on October 8, 2008 Zaki was elevated to the judiciary's topmost post as Chief Justice — setting a record for the fastest-rising judge in the country.
Under the new law, full pension now amounts to three-fifths of the top-ranking judge's last drawn salary, revised upwards from half the amount.
Lim said the opposition pact had raised questions over the motive for the amendment, if it was to benefit "only Zaki".
However, the veteran politician was silent when asked if there were objections to the second significant amendment, to extend the number of years of service for the other judges from 15 to 18 in order for them to qualify for full pension.
Former Bar Council chief Ragunath Kesavan said the amendment to section 5 of the JRA was even more unfair, contrasted against the acceleration of the judiciary's top three while other judges saw their years in service added on to qualify for full pension.
"That is obviously unfair to the judges. If you're a judge, you're a judge. There should not be a distinction made between them," he said, adding that few of those currently on the Bench were aware of this piece of news. READ MORE HERE. |
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