Court adjourns Dr M’s Batu Puteh RCI appeal to allow new evidence
His lawyers want to submit the RCI report as fresh evidence in the challenge over denial of legal representation.
On September 10, the Court of Appeal adjourned Dr Mahathir Mohamad's appeal against the Batu Puteh royal commission of inquiry (RCI) decision to deny him legal representation during its proceedings. Mahathir argues that this breach of his right to legal representation under the Royal Commissions of Enquiry Act 1950. His lawyers, Zainur Zakaria and Rafique Rashid Ali, aim to submit the RCI report as new evidence.
The bench, consisting of Justices Azizul Azmi Adnan, Ong Chee Kwan, and Radzi Harun, granted them two weeks to submit the report. Mahathir initially won leave in June 2024 to commence judicial review proceedings, but the High Court dismissed his application in January 2024. The RCI report was declassified and released on Parliament's website in December 2024, though some recommendations were redacted.
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