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Change in Malaysia is a Process, Bar Council's Kesavan Says
23 mins·03:15, 25 Jun 2010
Change in Malaysia is a Process, Bar Council's Kesavan Says
23 mins
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03:15, 25 Jun 2010
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Ragunath Kesavan, President of the Malaysian Bar Council, discusses Malaysia as a Parliamentary Democracy, the separation of powers, the role of the Bar Council, the rule of law, how a thousand lawyers marched on Putrajaya in 2007 over the Lingam case, the Teoh Beng Hock case, the defensiveness of the police force in the shooting case, legislation needed and unneeded, such as the ISA, the OSA and the Printing and Publications Act.
He also talks about legislation that Malaysia does need such as the WhistleBlower Protection Bill, the Freedom of Information Act, as well as the Bar Council’s stand on topical issues like the proposed motor insurance scheme, access to legal representation, the efficiency of the courts ad well as commercial law issues such as the companies' preference to conduct potential arbritration issues abroad, not in Malaysia.
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