Shafee’s lawyer speaks up for government lawyer, says judge did not ‘chide’
Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex May 27, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
“I think it’s quite unfair for an upstanding lawyer, upstanding person... I hope in fact the media would be more mindful of the choice of words used,” Mathews added. There were news reports last Thursday that described the judge as having “chided” Shamsul for not having given certain court documents earlier, with the judge reportedly saying that it would have otherwise given him time to read the written arguments presented by both sides.
Before the actual hearing started today, Mathews also highlighted that the bid to have Shafee cited for contempt of court was brought by the office of attorney general and not its current position-holder Tommy Thomas as an individual, noting that Shafee’s response is also to the attorney general. Part of the remarks that Shafee had made in a press conference in response to a reporter was highlighted to be: “If you leave the judge alone, do not influence the judge, if the judge is straight, if the witnesses are not coached and not fabricated evidence, we should win. Ok?”
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