Judge Nazlan lodges police report over allegation of RM1mil in bank
PETALING JAYA: Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Mohd Ghazali has lodged a police report over a news article alleging that he is being investigated for unexplained monies in his bank account. The office of the chief registrar of the Federal Court said Nazlan denied the “false, baseless and malicious allegations”…
PETALING JAYA: Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Mohd Ghazali has lodged a police report over a news article alleging that he is being investigated for unexplained monies in his bank account.
The office of the chief registrar of the Federal Court said Nazlan denied the “false, baseless and malicious allegations” aimed at undermining his credibility as a Court of Appeal judge.
“This office takes such allegations and comments seriously, and reminds the public that charges against the judiciary which are intended to interfere with cases that are in trial are a violation of the principle of sub judice,” it said in a statement.
The office also said the article affected the course of the administration of criminal justice and the judiciary.
The office said it was referring to a Malaysia Today article by Raja Petra Kamarudin titled “Judge Mohd Nazlan being investigated for unexplained RM1 million in his bank”, published yesterday.
It said Nazlan lodged the report so that police would open investigations under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 for improper use of network facilities or network service, and other related laws. — Free Malaysia Today
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