Thomas sues govt, task force over memoir probe

Ravin Palanisamy Ravin Palanisamy Updated 3 years ago · Published on 27 Oct 2022 3:31PM · 2 Comments

Former attorney-general Tommy Thomas says the setting up of the special task force and its report on his memoir, ‘My Story: Justice In The Wilderness’, breached the law and his constitutional rights. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 27, 2022.

TOMMY Thomas has filed a suit against the government and the special task force that scrutinised his book.

He said the setting up of the task force and its report on his memoir, “My Story: Justice In The Wilderness”, breached the law and his constitutional rights.

Thomas, a former attorney-general (AG) during Pakatan Harapan’s administration, has named task force chairman J.C. Fong and its members Hashim Paijan, Junaidah Kamarudin, Jagjit Singh Bant Singh, Shaharudin Ali, K. Balaguru, Farah Adura Hamidi and Najib Surip as defendants.

According to news portal Free Malaysia Today, Thomas wants a declaration that the task force is an unlawful body and has no legal authority to perform the function assigned by the government, also named as defendant.

The former AG also wants a declaration that the purported report titled “Laporan Pasukan Petugas Khas – Siasatan Ke Atas Dakwaan-Dakwaan Dalam Buku Bertajuk ‘My Story: Justice In The Wilderness’ produced by the task force is an illegal document and unauthorised by law.

The report by the task force investigating 19 allegations made in the memoir disclosed that Thomas in a letter dated January 5 to the chairman stated categorically that he would neither cooperate nor participate in the proceedings of the task force.

The task force said Thomas had also questioned its set-up and legitimacy.

The book, published on January 30, caused a public uproar, resulting in 244 police reports lodged by various individuals and groups against Thomas and the book.

The task force, formed as a fact-finding body to undertake an in-depth review and analysis of the entire book, held no fewer than 37 deliberation sessions, among others, to examine whether the publication of the book had potentially violated or contravened any laws or regulations applicable to the office of the AG.

It was also to determine whether the book had disclosed potential abuse of power by the author, breach of professional ethics or conduct by him.

Caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said based on investigations conducted so far, Thomas is believed to have committed four offences under the penal code, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and Official Secrets Act 1972.

Ismail had earlier announced that the government had agreed to declassify and make public the report prepared by the task force, which investigated allegations made in the book. – October 27, 2022.

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