Federal Court: Findings of RCI into V. K. Lingam video clip not ‘reviewable’


*This is the first time that the country's apex court, the Federal Court, has answered a question on whether the findings of a Commission of Inquiry is reviewable and this may have implications on the findings of other RCIs.

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court ruled Tuesday that the findings of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the controversial V.K. Lingam video clip cannot be reviewed, saying the commissioners had merely made findings and not a decision.

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