MRCB’s attempt to silence critics during the Selangor state election is thrown out by the High Court
MRCB’s attempt to silence critics during the Selangor state election is thrown out by the High Court
Unscrupulous lawyers and companies playing politics
The company contracted to redevelop the Shah Alam Stadium complex with a massive RM 3.28 billion project MRCB, had its application to silence activist Abdul Razak Ismail from criticizing Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari over the proposed development, thrown out of the High Court.
Razak had been critical of the Selangor state government subsidiary Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) calling for tenders from interested companies to refurbish the intentionally dilapidated Shah Alam Stadium, only to appoint MRCB as a strategic partner in a full commercial redevelopment of the stadium site, which included the demolition of both the Shah Alam and Malawati stadiums, replacement with a smaller stadium and full on commercial complex, including office suites, a hotel and shopping complex.
This turned a project estimated to cost around RM 150 million into an RM 3.28 billion project, where the state would compensate MRCB the equivalent cost in prime public lands, in what was termed as a ‘land swap’.
The Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari felt the heat of this issue during the campaign and MRCB took out an injunction on activist Razak during the election campaign to silence his criticism against the stadium redevelopment.
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The Shah Alam Stadium issue is a legitimate political issue, where citizens require answers.
A couple of days ago, the court ruled against the application made by MRCB, in favour of Razak. Razak was awarded RM 7,000 in costs from MRCB. It is believed that MRCB initially appealed the decision but later dropped the appeal.
Shame on the unscrupulous lawyers
MRCB’s Lawyers Tetuan Selva & Associates broke a duty of care towards their client MRCB, and certainly crossed the lines of moral ethics in taking on such a case that had political objectives, rather than seeking any legal remedy for their client. The ethics of Tetuan Selva & Associates were no higher than those of the law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke in the 1993 film, The Firm. The firm acted for Mafia crime families carrying out unscrupulous business.
Selangor opposition leader Azmin Ali has been asking questions in the state parliament with the same questions on the same issue that Razak did. The whole development could be considered an unnecessary one, which takes away prime public lands from Selangor’s land bank.
My ethics as a person undertaking independent investigative journalism was defamed by a Tetuan Selva Mookiah & Associates lawyer, who claimed to media companies that I was an agent for activists against the Shah Alam Stadium Development project.
Mr Selva Kumar Mookiah needs to understand the difference between legitimate political issues and defamation. There must be a moral compass within lawyers to tell them what is ethical work, and what is political persecution of citizens for asking questions.
Such lawyers should be disbarred from practicing law.
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Regardless of costs and whatever, we do need a large stadium. That's for the large audience to watch Mullah Anwar hear himself talk and talk.
As an international statesman now, we have to accommodate the huge number of foreign fans flocking here to watch Oratorah Anwar the showman perform.
There will be plenty of admirers wanting to rub shoulders with Oratorah Anwar, and also rub whatever else.
A large stadium can certainly hold a big number of Indians whom Mullah can revert.
I won't worry too much about the stadium being overpriced or the likelihood of money going astray, whatever project we have in Bolehland, there are always thieves involved, nothing new, SOP and all that...
In this deal, bigger tournaments and concerts means more tickets sold, more economic activities around the stadium and state doesnt have to pay cash.more nice houses means more cukai pintus etc.
Mrcb should not attempt to silence critics but ask the palace instead to quickly bless the project.