Trip to KL -- Part 1 (Bar Council Essay Competition)

I went to KL on the weekend to attend the prize giving ceremony held at the Auditorium of Bar Council, Leboh Pasar Besar.

I received the Consolation Prize (Hadiah Galakan). The first prize goes to an Assoc Professor from UIA. The second and third go to two young lawyers.
I am the only winner of the topic on the criminal procedure. The other winners chose another topics on press freedom and the digital evidence.

The Guest of Honour is Dato' Nik Hashim bin Nik Ab. Rahman (Federal Court Judge) representing the Chief Justice, YAA Tun Ahmad Fairuz. The panel of judges are Tan Sri Anuar (the former Chief Judge of Malaya), Pn Hendon (former President of Bar Council) and representatives from DBP.

The full text of the essay is available here. The title is "Kekurangan butiran dalam Pertuduhan Seksual: Wajarkan Tertuduh dibebaskan". The Federal Court in the case of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim has set a high hurdle for the prosecution. The prosecution has to prove the "date of the crime committed" beyond reasonable doubt. I have submitted that the ground of judgment on the case of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Federal Court) is misconceived in law. I argued that the Federal Court should adopt the 2 stages test proposed by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Nanyang Siang Pau is the only newspaper covered the event.