Ex-judge: 'States can sue' ruling is against common law principles

comments     Hafiz Yatim     Published     Updated

A former judge of the Court of Appeal has described the decision made by two judges in declaring that governments can sue an individual as retrogressive and going against the common law principle.

Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, who retired last September, also opined that the majority judgment written by Justice Abdul Rahman Sebli goes against the principle of good governance and hopes the matter will go to the apex court.

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