LAW firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS) today affirmed none of its clients’ documents were seized during the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) raid at its office yesterday.

RDS said MACC officers had no access to any of its clients’ documents.  
 
“As a law firm, we are committed to preventing any form of abuse, exploitation or coercion by any authority in the course of us acting for our clients.

“We remain committed to this principle, and we will continue to protect the legal rights and interests of all our clients,” it said in a statement.

RDS said in the legal sanctity of a law office, clients’ documents are legally privileged and cannot be seized by the anti-graft agency.

This, it said, was in accordance with section 46 of the MACC Act 2009, where section 46 clearly recognises the legal inviolability of privileged information or communication.

Earlier, Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin condemned MACC for raiding his lawyer’s office.

He also questioned the authorities’ rationale for the raid.

“MACC raided my lawyer’s office. Why did they do that?”

“This is abuse of power by the authorities. It’s enough, Anwar (Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim).”

“Stop this oppression. Focus on saving the economy and helping the people,” he reportedly said during a ceramah near Bentong last night.

RDS added that lawyers are a key part of the administration of justice in a society that aspires to be a functioning and progressive democracy.
 
“Lawyers and law enforcement agencies are duty bound to respect and uphold the law.

“The rakyat have the right to legal representation and this universal principle cannot be ignored,” it added. – October 7, 2023.