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Bar Council backs Salleh apology move
     PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar Council has given its full support to 
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s proposal that 
the Federal Government make an apology to the victims of the 1988 judicial 
crisis.       It’s president Ambiga Sreenevasan said: “It is high time to do 
such things, which had been there for some 20 years and the minister’s move is 
absolutely correct. We wholeheartedly support him.        “Everybody knows that 
the 1988 judicial crisis was all a sham. Might as well do the right thing now. 
What had happened then was an executive interference in the judiciary.”         
          Voting right: Salleh (left) registering to vote at the SK Seberang 
Jertih for the Besut parliamentary seat in the March 8 general election. Inset: 
A 1988 file picture of Salleh after his sacking as Lord Presiden
On the judicial appointment commission, she said it had been on the Bar’s wish 
list and hoped to work with Zaid on it.       Zaid was also quoted as saying 
that although the crisis was 20 years ago, an apology was needed as it was 
wrongly handled and then Lord President Tun Mohd Salleh Abbas’ sacking was 
inappropriate.        The crisis also led to five Supreme Court judges, who 
granted an interlocutory order made by Salleh, to be suspended.        They 
were Tan Sri Azmi Kamaruddin, Tan Sri Eusoffe Abdoolcader, Tan Sri Wan Hamzah 
Mohamed Salleh, Tan Sri Wan Sulaiman Pawanteh and Datuk George Seah.            
          Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said 
there was no harm in apologising to Salleh.       “The Government has 
apologised for so many other things to the people, such as the untimely 
destruction of temples and other issues. So, why not an apology to a former 
Lord President?” he said.       PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan
 Ismail said the Government should set up an independent commission to look and 
review the judicial system to bring back its integrity.       “It’s up to Tun 
Salleh whether he wants to accept the apology or not.     
  “ The main point is to correct the mistakes that were made in the past,” said 
Dr Wan Azizah.

       
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