13. Gerakan - Royal Commission

BREAKING NEWS, 11.45am

Gerakan today called on the government to “seriously consider” the setting up of a royal commission to investigate the explosive ‘judicial appointments fixing’ video clip.

Gerakan became the first BN component party to come out strongly on the clip, which has ignited an uproar within the legal fraternity and among the public since it was exposed on Sept 19 by PKR's Anwar Ibrahim.

Both Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Najib Abdul Razak have earlier ruled out the formation of a royal commission. The latter said the government-appointed panel to investigate the authenticity of the clip was sufficient.

Although Gerakan acting president Dr Koh Tsu Koon said the party supported the formation of the panel as a first step to scrutinise and ascertain the authenticity of evidences in the clip, he however called for more action to be taken - Malaysiakini.