No reason to halt prosecutions against politicians, says lawyer

There is no reason to suspend all high-profile criminal prosecutions until a new attorney-general is appointed, says a lawyer dealing with criminal cases who criticised the call made by former law minister Zaid Ibrahim.

Salim Bashir Baskaran, who is a former president of the Bar Council, said the rule of law dictates an observance of natural justice and that everyone is to be treated equally...