Saturday, August 22, 2009

DPM Lacks Integrity

Coming from someone who could one day be the P.M of the nation, his statement that B.N candidate, Rohaizat's breach of trust offence which caused him to be disbarred by the Bar Council was akin to a parking offence ticket reflects poorly on the character of this man. Although restituition was done nevertheless the act of breach of trust was already committed . It can only mitigate his offence but cannot totally absovled him of his criminal act.Just because the case was not pursued in court and no conviction was recorded, the act of using client's money for his personal business is an act of criminal breach of trust which if pursued further would result in a criminal conviction.
So how could the DPM dismiss a criminal act similar to a parking ticket offence? The Bar council disciplinary committee must have exhausted their investigative procedures in this case and came to the conclusion that there was indeed a valid and justifiable case to disbar Rohaizat to practice law.

Further, Rohaizat's appeal to the high court to overturn the Bar council decision was dismissed and his disbarrment by the Bar council remains intact. What further proof does the DPM need to be convinced that a serious breach of trust involving client's money had been committed and that the Bar council had rightly disbarred Rohaizat.He was a victim of his own wrong doing and there is no way the DPM can equate his act as that of a parking ticket offence.

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