Why is AGC so eager to expunge explosive affidavit, asks lawyer

Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla today questioned why the Attorney-General's Chambers is still seeking to expunge portions of Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer's affidavit on alleged judicial misconduct.

Haniff pointed out that lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo had already stated that she is mulling withdrawing her lawsuit against the chief justice, and that Putrajaya announced the formation of a royal commission of inquiry into the allegations contained within the affidavit...