It’s final, Umno lawyer Shafee will head sodomy prosecution, Federal Court rules
V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider
The Federal Court has dismissed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s final application to disqualify Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah as deputy public prosecutor in his sodomy case.
Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria said Anwar should have filed a judicial review against Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail’s discretion to appoint Shafee as DPP.
He said the grounds raised by Anwar’s lawyer, Tommy Thomas, was devoid of merit.
“Shafee is a fit and proper person to be appointed as DPP,” Arifin said, adding that the lawyer’s presence would not affect the integrity of Anwar’s appeal before the apex court later this month.
