Lawyers Take To the Streets Again

Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan, Former President of the Malaysian Bar

15-Jun-22 07:45

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This Friday, the Malaysian Bar is staging a “Walk for the Independence of the Judiciary” at Padang Merbok, in response to the anti-corruption probe into Justice Mohd Nazlan Ghazali, the judge who presided over the SRC International 1MDB trial and convicted former Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Razak. However, given the current climate of political polarisation, how much of an impact will the protest make? We speak to lawyer and activist Dato' Ambiga Sreenivasan on why the legal fraternity is marching.

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: politics, government, Law/Activism

Tags: malaysian bar, walk for justice, judicial independence, separation of powers, dato ambiga sreenivasan,

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