V. K. Lingam

V. K. Lingam

Dato' Kanalingam Vellupillai better known as V. K. Lingam is a prominent and controversial Malaysian lawyer best known from his exposure in the The Royal Commission of Inquiry Into the V. K. Lingam Video Clip which was formed in late 2007 to investigate an allegation of illegal intervention into the judicial appointment process of Malaysian judges purportedly occurred in 2002.

The allegation was first made public in September 2007 by former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim whom released a low quality video showing lawyer V.K. Lingam allegedly talking to former Chief Judge of Malaya Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim about the appointment of the latter into the office of Chief Justice of Malaysia. Ahmad Fairuz retired as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court in late 2007 after his tender was not renewed due to objection from the Conference of Rulers.

Lingam was called to testify in front of the Royal Commision in relation to his involvement in the activities shown on the video clip. He famously said on the stand, despite swearing to tell all truth, that it 'Looks like me, talks like me, sounds like me, but it's not me'. The formation of the commission was a follow-up to a recommendation by a three-man panel which was tasked to determine the authenticity of a video clip of a telephone conversation that raised the allegation. It is widely rumoured that he has already paid the judge USD 1,000,000 coupled with an all expenses paid, 1st class flights and 6 star hotel accommodation to New Zealand for 10 people as an added incentive to rule the case in his favour. Further to that, V.K. Lingam has promised the judge presiding over the judicial review an immediate promotion to the Federal Court as the next President of the Court of Appeal.

The Malaysian Cabinet has ordered the attorney-general to immediately direct agencies to investigate on allegations levelled against six prominent individuals identified in the Lingam video clip affair. The six are former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, retired chief justices Tun Mohd Eusoff Chin and Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan and prominent lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam. There was sufficient cause to invoke the Sedition Act 1948, the Prevention of Corruption Act 1961, the Legal Profession Act 1976, the Official Secrets Act 1972 and the Penal Code against some of the principal individuals involvedcite news|date=May 16, 2008 | url=http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Frontpage/20080516170051/Article/index_html |title=Royal Commission on Lingam video clip: Cabinet orders probe on Dr M, ex-CJs|publisher=The News Straits Times]

Many individuals have gained fame through the exposure of this video clip. The most obvious and notable person out of this saga is the controversial Yang Berhomat Loh Gwo Burne MP, who won the Kelana Jaya Parliamentary seat.

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