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(The Star) - Tan Sri Haidar Mohd Noor, who chaired the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the V.K. Lingam video clip, has lauded the move to make the report public.
“I am glad the Government decided to make it public. “It is good because the public will know exactly what is going on,” Haidar said when contacted. He added that it was a logical decision to make the report public since the inquiry had been carried out in open court. Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Khoo Kay Kim, also a member of the commission, echoed a similar sentiment, adding that the RM541.60 price of the report was based on printing costs. “There are four volumes or 2,800-over pages. “It is a very lengthy report and the evidence in the proceedings took two-thirds of it,” said Prof Khoo. When contacted, Salehuddin Saidin, counsel for former Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, said both he and his client could not comment at the moment because they had yet to receive a copy of the report. “I have not received any instructions from Tun Ahmad Fairuz at this point of time,” he added. Datuk Hazman Ahmad, counsel for former Chief Justice Tun Eusoff Chin, also gave a similar response. Efforts to contact Datuk V.K. Lingam were unsuccessful. Calls to his mobile phone were diverted to voicemail while attempts to reach him at his residence also proved futile. His daughter said he was not in the country. Vincent Tan’s personal assistant said the tycoon was abroad and would not make any comment until he saw the report.
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