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Focus Malaysia
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Focus Malaysia
Could an old sod*my case explain PMX's reluctance to extend T. Maimun's service tenure?
IT has surfaced that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's hesitation to push for a six-month extension to the term of former chief justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat could be due to her initial involvement in the prosecution's appeal against his acquittal in his second sodomy case a dozen years ago. This was when the late Karpal Singh who was the Opposition leader's lead counsel had on Sept 17, 2013 applied to have Tengku Maimun recused from the panel hearing the appeal. This piece of information was shared on X by former Barisan Nasional (BN) strategic communication deputy director Datuk Eric See-To probably to insinuate PMX's reluctance to extend Tengku Maimun's service term which ended on Tuesday (July 1) upon her reaching the mandatory retirement age of 66. 'Karpal argued that the reason for the application was Tengku Maimun's previous involvement in a civil suit filed by Anwar against twice former premiere Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad back in 2007,' penned the pro-Datuk Seri Najib Razak blogger. In 2013, Anwar Ibrahim's lead counsel at the time, the late Karpal Singh, successfully applied to have Justice Tengku Maimun recused from the panel hearing the appeal in the Sodomy II case. Karpal argued that the reason for the application was Tengku Maimun's previous… — Eric SeeTo Lim Sian See (@LimSianSeeEric) July 2, 2025 'He pointed out that in her judgment for that case, Tengku Maimun had adopted findings suggesting that Anwar had a homosexual tendency. Henceforth, Karpal argued that it would be inappropriate for Tengku Maimun to preside over the case'. Following Karpel's submission, Tengku Maimun eventually recused herself from hearing the prosecutor's appeal 'which Anwar eventually lost'. Whether the past has any bearing on today's development is as good as anybody's guess. However, for the record, PMX has hit out at both the legal fraternity and Malaysians at large who rallied for Tengku Maimun's extension on ground of having rendered impeccable service for politicising the matter when an extension is never automatic. On her part, Tengku Maimun has accepted her retirement in good faith while justifying that extending her service a further six months 'is not significant at all' compared to her having completed her six-year tenure as Malaysia's first female chief justice. All-in-all, good governance advocate ksampoh@MyOwn Inc(@ksampoh) verified as true what was shared by the opposition-slant See-To who also goes by the moniker Lim Sian See. 'Now, he (PMX) says no extension for her as chief justice. Officially, it's about respecting retirement age. But fair question – does DSAI still carry a personal grudge from that old court history?' wondered ksampoh@MyOwn Inc. 'Only he knows – but history leaves marks.' – July 3, 2025
Focus Malaysia
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Focus Malaysia
Nurul Izzah admits hajj trip with hubby is self-funded after ‘backstabbing' by own PKR member
NEWLY-ELECTED PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar has cleared the air that her hajj trip to Makkah with her husband was 'entirely self-funded' after an allegedly supporter of the pro-Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli's faction accused her of splashing 'over RM200,000 per person' for her hajj expenses. This came about after numerous slanderous social media posts and messages were hurled at the former Permatang Pauh MP who had recently engaged in a bitter contest for the deputy president post in the PKR top central leadership poll amid cries of nepotism and favouritism. Aside from perhaps the privileged Mujamalah visa – an invitational or special visa issued by the Saudi Arabian government outside of the official quota – the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reasoned that logistical arrangements were managed by licensed travel agency, Mimm Travel. 'We travelled on commercial flights and used our own savings (to pay for accommodation and transportation),' Nurul Izzah penned on her Facebook page yesterday (June 8) evening. 'No private jet as falsely claimed. The journey was undertaken just like millions of other Hajj pilgrims.' Added the 44-year-old Nurul Izzah who married her ex-colleague Yin Shao Loong (now a Khazanah Research Institute senior research associate) on Aug 5, 2022 after her marriage with first husband Raja Ahmad Shahrir ended in divorce on Jan 16, 2015: 'While we may differ in opinions and compete in the political arena of this world, let us not allow worship to be used as material for slander and defamation. 'Let us pray for one another; may Allah SWT grant sustenance and opportunities to more Muslims to become His guests – in a state that is made easy with accepted deeds and kept far from human slander.: Earlier, pro-HIRUK (Rafizi's PKR poll campaign tagline) Malaysian Affairs 🇲🇾007 (@msianaffairs) had demanded to know what Nurul Izzah's income source was after having claimed that the cost of her hajj expenses with her husband could have exceeded RM400,000. Siapa yang bayar kos haji Nurul Izzah yang berharga lebih RM200,000 seorang? Apakah sumber pendapatan beliau? Kos 2 orang izzah dan suami sudah melangkaui RM400k Semua tahu dia tinggal di Dar Al Tawhid Intercontinental,the most luxurious hotel in Mekah@n_izzah @anwaribrahim — Malaysian Affairs 🇲🇾007 (@msianaffairs) June 7, 2025 'Everyone knows she stayed at Dar Al Tawhid Intercontinental, the most luxurious hotel in Mecca,' claimed the self-proclaimed anti-nepotism advocate. Despite being criticised for poking his nose on Nurul Izzah's private matters at a time when the couple needed the peace of mind to perform their pilgrimage solemnly and wholesomely, Malaysian Affairs 🇲🇾007 whose social media post has garnered 1M views at the time of writing seemed unremorseful in wanting to pin down the PKR president's daughter despite her clarification. 'Things can be done for damage control. You can change hotels in the middle of the trip. You don't need a miracle to do that 🤣,' added the keyboard warrior. – June 9, 2025
