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Whenever a politician is charged or involved in a case, it is bound to attract attention and become sensational. We must not, however, forget that rule of law is paramount for a Nation in the long run.
I have written many times before that we must always allow the court process to take its due course regardless of who is being charged. In our legal system, the accused is innocent until proven guilty. Hence, the media and the rest should respect this principle of law.
As a lawyer I have seen many times, those who flaunt this principle end up having themselves or someone they know become a victim in the future. So the Rakyat should safeguard this principle.
Since Najib is innocent until proven guilty, he ought to be given the respect that is due to him as an ex Prime Minister.
I have confidence in our judicial system. Now is no longer and should not be politics but the administration of justice.
Salam.
