User:Two hundred percent/Dirtbox/Lingam video tape controvesy
The Lingam video controvesy is a scandal in Malaysia that began on ... after a video purpotadly depicting lawyer VK Lingam
Precedences
[edit]Video
[edit]On September 19, 2007, Malaysiakini published an article reporting the release of a 8 minute 25 second long video, depicting
Response
[edit]Opposition parties
[edit]Government
[edit]The initial reaction of the Malaysian government to the video centered primarily around the authenticity of the video
On September 25, an independent panel to investigate the video was announced to have been set up, consisting of three members: former Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Haidar Mohd Noor who is leading the panel, and National Service Council chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye and former Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mahadev Shankar. Their findings would be made public later in an unspecified time.
Independent panel to probe lawyer video V.P. SUJATHA September 25, 2007 MYT 7:32:43 PM http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/25/nation/20070925141518&sec=nation
Bar Council
[edit]Spurred earlier by Ahmad Fairuz's comment to replace the English Common Law in August 2007, the
External links
[edit]- http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/72772 , including Malaysiakini news reports and videos collected since the beginning of the scandal.