Cleansing the judicial system


DATUK Zaid Ibrahim has proposed that the Government should extend an apology to former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and his brother judges who were victims of unfair dismissal or suspension in the late 80s.

This courageous and commendable proposal by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department deserves the unqualified support of all who believe that in the 1988 judicial crisis, three capable, courageous and honest judges became victims of political circumstances.

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