Category: Statutory Declarations

By Haris IbrahimJuly 6, 2008 Rocky Bru, in an earlier post, took the view that Bala’s SD is ‘based on hearsay, a lot of hearsay’. In my view, firstly, not quite. Secondly, it must not be assumed that hearsay is per se inadmissible for all purposes. Let’s first try to clear up what is hearsay.… Continue reading Hearsay and speaking from the grave (1)

document.write(parent.prscreen) By Malik ImtiazFriday July 4, 2008 P Balasubramaniam has made an about turn and released a new statutory declaration. From media reports, it appears that he claims that those parts of his original Statutory Declaration that pertained to the Deputy Prime Minister were made under duress. He has not been forthcoming with particulars of his… Continue reading Why Balasubramaniam’s First Declaration Is Still Significant

document.write(parent.prscreen) By V. Anbalagan and Sharanjit Singh, New Straits TimesJuly 5, 2008   KUALA LUMPUR: Criminal lawyers said private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has committed an offence for making conflicting statutory declarations (SD) in relation to the ongoing Altantuya murder trial. They also said the prosecution or the defence should recall Balasubramaniam to the stand as… Continue reading Lawyers: Balasubramaniam has committed an offence

document.write(parent.prscreen) By New Sraits Times July 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer who had taken down the statutory declaration by private investigator P. Balasubramaniam said it was done voluntarily. Americk Singh Sidhu claimed Balasubramaniam had been “intimidated” to change his story within 24 hours. He said at a press conference he first met Balasubramaniam two… Continue reading Lawyer: No reason to doubt first statement

By CHELSEA L.Y. NG, MANJIT KAUR and ANDREA FILMER, The StarSaturday July 5, 2008   PETALING JAYA: A statutory declaration is evidence given under oath which cannot be retracted, said a serving judge and several senior members of the legal fraternity. They believed private investigator P. Balasubramaniam’s act of retracting his initial declaration, which made… Continue reading Bala could face perjury charge

document.write(parent.prscreen) By SHAHANAAZ HABIB and PAUL CHOO, The Star Saturday July 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Barely 24 hours after making it public, private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has retracted the entire content of his statutory declaration that alleged police omitted vital information in the Altantuya murder case. In the first statutory declaration, Balasubramaniam had claimed that… Continue reading Balasubramaniam retracts entire content of his first statutory declaration