The Federal Court has ruled that the Prime Minister and ministers are public officials, meaning that the public can sue them for misfeasance. We look at the concept of misfeasance and what the ruling will mean for ordinary Malaysians. The podcast can be accessed here.
This article first appeared at The Malay Mail on 21 Jan 2019. A video has been circulating lately — featuring the Chief Justice dancing with lawyers, the Attorney General and the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department — at the gala dinner for the Opening of Legal Year in Sabah and Sarawak 2019. There has…