PETALING JAYA: The High Court judgment in setting the RM2,000 fine on Tian Chua was never intended to disqualify him, and that is the spirit which should be adhered to, says constitutional law expert Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Shad Faruqi.
“All law must be interpreted purposively and not literally. Literally, the law (in this case) seems to imply that RM2,000 is a disqualifying amount.
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