Media and lawyers trained on Sam’s hearing

Monitoring the development: Wong and MCA’s legal team attending the hearing at the Court of Appeal, Putrajaya. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: As clerk Sam Ke Ting appeared at the Court of Appeal here for her hearing, the usually quiet Palace of Justice was slightly abuzz over the high-profile case. Members of the press stationed themselves as early as 8am at the lobby of the court complex in anticipation of Sam’s appeal application, which started only around 9.30am.

A limited number of media passes were given out to those who were permitted to monitor the court proceedings, while the rest were instructed to stay behind cordoned lines set up by security personnel.