Justice for Dato Ramli Yusuff Overdue
Yesterday, Bernama reported that Dato Ramli Yusuff , the former Commercial Crimes Investigations Director (CCID), Polis DiRaja Malaysia, will have to wait till March 12, 2010 to know whether he will be acquitted without his defence being called. Reproduced below is Bernama’s report:
Din Merican
KUALA LUMPUR, February 25, 2010 — The Sessions Court here today set March 12, 2010 to rule on former Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department Director (CCIDD) Datuk Ramli Yusuff who is facing two charges of failing to declare ownership of shares and interests in two properties worth more than RM1 million.
Judge M. Gunalan fixed the date after hearing submissions from deputy public prosecutor Datuk Abdul Razak Musa and Ramli’s counsel Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. A total of 35 prosecution witnesses had testified during the trial, including Ramli’s two younger sisters Roslina and Rohmah.
Ramli’s friend, Datuk Ling Keak Ming, who assisted the former senior police officer sisters in acquiring the two shop-lots at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng here, also testified.
Ramli, 57, was charged with failing to declare the ownership of 20,000 Telekom Malaysia Berhad shares, 154,000 Permaju Industries Berhad shares and interests in two office properties worth RM1,032,840. The offences were allegedly committed at the office of the ACA Deputy Public Prosecutor in Putrajaya on September 17, 2007. — Bernama
This happened after Dato’ Razak Musa told Judge Gunalan that he wanted to make additional oral submissions although Dato’ Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had already informed the Court that full written submissions had been filed by both sides.
Razak’s insistence on making oral submissions makes one believe that he is such an eloquent and persuasive advocate who could sway the case in the MACC’s favour. But as it turned out, Razak became a jester and an embarrassment in court, just as he did in Teoh Beng Hock’s Inquest in his infamous retort to Karpal Singh – “I can sit down but you can’t stand up” making fun of Karpal for being an invalid.
Sadly, that is how the Malays like Razak have become under the NEP affirmative action policy. Malays have not become smarter; instead, they have become “bodoh sombong” (boldly stupid).
