我们，各公民组织和政治团体，极度关切近期所揭露林甘律师涉及的争议性录影片段。录影片段显示林甘律师涉嫌在年和当时的马来亚大法官阿末法魯斯（即现任首席大法官）通过电话，幕后操纵及安排法官的委任和擢升事项，同时商议一些重大司法案件的裁决。这可说是大马司法界有史以来，最为严重且令人羞耻的司法舞弊事件，也显示了现今大马司法界遭到严重的沾污。
大马司法界的腐败可追溯至1988年司法不公事件，敦沙烈阿巴士被罢免最高法院院长职，及佘锦成与已故万苏来曼同时被革除最高法院法官职。自此以后，大马司法界就堕入万劫不复的地步，政府更涉嫌干预与掌控日后多项具争议性的案件判决，导致我国司法审讯的独立性受到严重的质疑。
由于在程序上缺乏普遍原则及明显地不透明化，法官的委任和擢 升一直以来都是个具争议性的课题。许多具资格并在公众中享有清誉的资深法官都不获擢升，相反地一些与政府有密切关系的年轻法官却意外地获得推荐及擢升。这 不外是因为政府欲巩固其在司法界的影响力，以掌控一些案件判决的缘故。司法独立是确保国家民主、自由及公正的重要基石。如今，在政府的干预下，我国的司法 独立不但无法在国际及公众之间取得信任，更显示了我国司法界的无力和腐败。因此，须尽速推展一些有效的步骤以根治我国司法界的腐败，同时恢复司法的公信力 及重现大马司法独立。
另外，我们也强烈反对由副首相纳吉阿都拉萨所委任的3人特别小组来彻查该录影片段的真伪。我们不能接受此牵涉行政机关的录影片段由行政机关委任的特别小组来调查，而后又再重新向相同的机关报告。而更讽刺的事实是，此特别小组是由前任马来亚首席大法官海达莫哈末诺来带领。海达也直接牵涉于1988年的司法不公事件中。当时担任最高法院主簿官的海达在敦沙烈阿巴士被罢免为最高法院院长的司法不公事件上扮演着极具争议性的角色。
因此，我们在此呼吁：
1. 引用联邦宪法第125条条文，暂缓首席大法官的职务并且而成立特别调查委员会来审查此事。
2. 成立独立皇家调查委员会，以彻查包括但不限于以下的司法事宜：
- 牵涉敦沙烈阿巴士(Tun Salleh Abas)，丹斯里万苏来曼 (Tan Sri Wan Suleiman)和拿督佘锦成(Datuk George Seah)
的1988年司法危机； - 迅速擢升部分被质疑的联邦法院法官事宜；
- 包括拿督斯里安华依布拉欣，Sukma Darmawan 和Munawar Anees的刑事案；林冠英的案件；Ayer Molek案；Metrama案；牵涉VK林甘的诽谤案；阿坦都亚（Altantuya）及其他案件具争议性的判决。
- 在前任法官Syed Idid信件内所包含的共112项12位法官的严重贪污与失职指控的调查。
We, the undersigned civil society organizations and political parties, views with extreme concern and alarm, the recent exposé via video recording of controversial lawyer V.K. Lingam speaking on the telephone, allegedly with the then-Chief Judge of Malaya Ahmad Fairuz in 2002 (now Chief Justice) – on the issue of appointment and promotion of judges – spoken with apparent planning with key political and business figures. This episode is one of the most outrageous, scandalous and shameful in the history of the Malaysian Judiciary. It stands as evidence of the present shambles in the Judiciary. The steady decline of the Judiciary can be traced to the unlawful sacking of former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and two other Supreme Court Judges in 1988, an event which the Judiciary never recovered from. The reputation of the Judiciary has since then been continuously tarnished by numerous controversial decisions and perception of Government control and interference.
The appointment and promotion of judges has long been a controversial issue as there is manifestly a lack of transparency and clear application of universally accepted principles. Numerous senior and deserving judges, as perceived by the general public, with faultless records have not been promoted; instead undeserving and surprising appointment and promotion of judges, including junior ones, have consistently pointed towards political manipulation and maneuvering by the Government in order to secure their influence in the Judiciary and thus favorable judgments. The Judiciary, a fundamental makeup of a democratic, just and fair state, no longer commands international and public confidence but instead seen as weak, corrupt and not free from political control and interference. Immediate steps must be taken to address the judicial rot, restore public confidence and reform the Judiciary.
We also express our strongest reservations on the three-member panel appointed by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to investigate the authenticity of the video clip. We find it highly unacceptable that a video clip which implicates members of the cabinet should be investigated by a panel appointed by and reporting to the cabinet. Even more insulting is the fact that the panel is led by former Chief Judge of Malaya Haidar Mohd Noor, whose direct involvement as the then-Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court had led to the unlawful sacking of Lord President Tun Salleh Abas in 1988.
We therefore call for the following actions:
1. To set up a tribunal under Article 125 of the Federal Constitution and for the immediate suspension of the Chief Justice pending the hearing of charges of corruption against him.
2. Setting up of an Independent Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the overall state of the Judiciary including but not limited to the following:
- the judicial sacking of Tun Salleh Abas, Tan Sri Wan Suleiman and Datuk George Seah in 1988;
- the swift and questionable promotions of several Federal Court judges;
- the controversial decisions which include the criminal cases involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Sukma Darmawan and Munawar Anees; Lim Guan Eng; the Ayer Molek case; the Metramac case, the defamation cases involving V.K. Lingam; the Altantuya case and others, and;
- An investigation into former judge, Syed Idid's letter which implicates 12 judges by citing 112 serious allegations of corruption and malpractice.
3. Setting up of an Independent Judicial Commission on the Appointment and Promotion of Judges.
Endorsed by:
1.Alaigal
2.Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN)
3.All Women's Action Society (AWAM)
4.Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat (AMK)
5.Artis Pro Activ
6.Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ)
7.Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)
8.Chinese Language Society University Malaya
9.Chinese Language Society University Putra Malaysia
10.Chinese Students Council University Technology Malaysia (CSC UTM) 工华
11.Citizen Think Tank
12.Community Development Center (CDC)
13.Empower (Pusat Janadaya)
14.Food Not Bombs KL
15.Gabungan Anak Muda dan Pelajar (GAMP)
16.Gabungan Pekerja Kilang & Kesatuan(GPKK)
17.Gabungan Peneroka Bandar & Perumahan(GPBP)
18.Group of Concerned Citizen (GCC)
19.Institut Kajian Dasar (IKD)
20.Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT)
21.Jawatankuasa Kebajikan Mahasiswa/i (JKMI)
22.Jawatankuasa Sokongan Masyarakat Ladang(JSML)
23.LLG Cultural Development Center (LLG)
24.Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC)
25.Malaysian Voters Union (MALVU)
26.Malaysia Youth and Students Democratic Movement (DEMA)
27.RAKAN, UTM 工大社区之友
28.Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
29.Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
30.Penang Watch
31.Persatuan Alumni PBTUSM Selangor
32.Persatuan Ibubapa SJK(C) Malaysia
33.Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan (PERMAS)
34.Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor
35.Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP)
36.Pusat Khidmat Pekerja Tanjung (PKPT)
37.Pusat KOMAS
38.Selangor Hokkien Association Youth Section
39.Sisters In Islam (SIS)
40.SOS Damansara Committee
41.Save OurSelves (SOS) Penang
42.Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
43.Tamil Foundation
44.Tenaganita
45.The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH)
46.The National Human Rights Society (HAKAM)
47.University Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY)
48.Women Development Collective (WDC)
49.Writers Alliance Media Independence (WAMI)
50.Yayasan Kajian & Pembangunan Masyarakat (YKPM)
51.Youth for Change (Y4C)
52.Youth Section of The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH-Youth)
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