10. Reports Handed Over

The three man "Panel" yesterday handed over its 3 reports to the secretariat after a two hour meeting at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur this evening.

The report will then be handed over to the Chief Secretary before being given to the Prime Minister.

No witnesses have come forward to give evidence before the panel, apart from two digital forensic experts at a government-linked agency which the panel had engaged to obtain advice.

The panel has been widely criticised for its lack of powers to enquire into the controversy since it was restricted to looking into the authenticity of the clip and not the alleged ‘judicial appointment fixing’ that has caused public outrage.

Meanwhile in a related development, Opposition Leader, Lim Kit Siang said he had seen the part 2 of the video clip of six minute length and it depicted a lawyer who in a post call conversation said the person he was talking to was former Chief Justice.

The second part of the video was held back to protect the whistleblower.

The former Chief Justice has since denied his involvement while the lawyer has chosen to remain silent.

Read Malaysiakini reports here and here.