Talking about sub judice and contempt

WHEN it was said in Parliament that questions relating to a RM2.6 billion donation and SRC International were sub judice, Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia was quite right when he said he would allow the questions to be raised on a case-by-case basis.

But leaving aside the RM2.6 billion donation and SRC International, there is indeed a lack of understanding of what sub judice really means. There is a perception that because something is the subject of a complaint or report or said in court, it is sub judice.