Leaked CLP exam: suspect brought to boards office
Investigation on the controversial leaked of the Certificate of Legal Practice exam intensified as police were seen rummaging through papers and files at the Qualifying Board's office in Menara Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur today.
The policemen were assisted by an unidentified man, in his 20s, who was handcuffed throughout the search. The four policemen and the suspect spent about several hours in the Board's library. The handcuffed man is believed to be one of the clerks at the Board.
At the same time, Attorney-General Ainum Mohd Saaid was in a closed-door meeting with CLP examination director Khalid Yusof, who intermittently went to the library to speak to the policemen.
At about 1pm, the policemen led the handcuffed man out of the office. The man was seen smiling as he left.
Khalid, when asked about the incident refused to comment beyond saying that the AG would be meeting with members of the investigating committee in the same office later in the afternoon.
Ainum became the board's chairperson when she was appointed AG on Jan 1 this year.
Integrity compromised
The investigating committee comprises Bar Council president Mah Weng Kwai, Federal Court Judge Siti Norma Yaakob, High Court Judge Abdul Wahab Patail, chief registrar of the High Court Abdul Wahab Said Ahmad (board secretary) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia associate professor Shamsuddin Suhor.
On Monday, Ainum announced that all students, whether they pass or fail, have to re-sit the examination because the board's 'integrity had been compromised'.
The candidates, who sat for the main exam in July and the supplementary exam last month, are required to re-sit the exams on Jan 21. The results will be released on Feb 28.
The supplementary exam will be held on April 8 and the results released on May 11.
The decision to nullify the exams was made following suspected leaks in the Evidence paper of the supplementary exam.
A check on the July exam answer scripts showed irregularities which led the board to believe that the main paper was also compromised.
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