Source: Cabinet agrees to form RCI on alleged judicial misconduct

The Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.

PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to form a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) over recent allegations of judicial misconduct.

A source disclosed that the issue was discussed in the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Feb 20) and it was agreed that the RCI would be formed.

On Feb 14, Court of Appeal judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer alleged in court papers that there were scams between certain top judges and private litigants to cheat the government.

This was contained in an affidavit filed in support of an application by Sangeet Kaur Deo, daughter of the late lawyer Karpal Singh.

Hamid Sultan said the scams were carried out by nominees of politicians getting into contracts with the government.

Once the government pulled out of a deal, the private parties would take the government to court to claim compensation.

He alleged that these private parties created contracts with the government to defraud public funds and the apex court was perceived to be sympathetic to them.

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