I refer to the letter Mongolian murder leave Najib out of it . Dr Jacob George is naive for an educated man. The idea that all the speculation now in the various media about the Abdul Razak Baginda trial (which isn't till March next year) borders on contempt of court is plainly ridiculous.

It's contempt of court during the trial - not before and not after it.

George is just as naive about natural human traits. It's nothing peculiar about any human action, voluntary or otherwise, to engage in speculating about who else may be allegedly involved in the alleged murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shariibuu, or, indeed, who else ought to be interviewed or investigated, including politicians, for this heinous crime.

George could have said very simply that the Malaysian police be allowed to fully investigate the alleged murder, and that would have been perfectly sensible. But to rant from atop his moralistic high horse that nobody in society has a right to gossip, at minimum, about the murder in whatever forum is silly and outrageous because George reckons all Malaysians are 'accountable and responsible' citizens.

Tell that to the Malaysian police force, the judges and magistrates of Malaysia's legal system, and, best of all, Malaysian politicians, of whom not many Malaysians hold in any high regard or trust.

Why didn't George condemn Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the ex-premier, who became judge, jury and executioner of Anwar Ibrahim's alleged wrong-doing even before the latter's trial had begun?

George's moralistic Jacob-come-lately or Goody Two-Shoes rave is fanciful, farcical and naive.