Bar Council clears Zaid and partners of misconduct

PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and his partners, Liew Teck Huat and M. Rueben, have been exonerated by the Bar Council disciplinary board of any breach of the Legal Profession Act (LPA) 1976 or any other wrongdoing as alleged by Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah.

Zaid took to X on Sunday (Jan 21) and said they were cleared by the board, headed by Justice Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, in relation to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final appeal in the SRC International case last year.

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“The complaint against us by the council hinged on our decision to represent Najib at the last stage of his appeal in the SRC case in the Federal Court.

“The complaint stemmed from our decision to seek the court’s permission for an adjournment of the trial to allow the new lead counsel time to be ready for the case.

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“At last, the assembly of reasonable men and women made the right decision that we were not to be faulted for doing the best for the client,” said Zaid in thanking the members of the disciplinary board.