Lawyers want Suhakam to review Hamid Sultan's suspension

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A group of lawyers has petitioned for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) to review the validity of the suspension of former Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer.The 15 lawyers are seeking for the human rights body to re-examine the constitutionality of the suspension of Hamid Sultan, who previously raised allegations of misconduct in the judiciary.On Feb 4, the Judges Ethics Committee (JEC) suspended the Court of Appeal judge, beginning that day until his date of retirement on Aug 27.According to a copy of the petition sent to Suhakam on Aug 26 and sighted by Malaysiakini, the lawyers urged Suhakam to look into the issue of the legitimacy of the suspension order by the JEC.They claimed that this is due to the JEC not allowing a suspension of the Feb 4 enquiry, pending Hamid Sultan’s related court challenge.They contended that the legality of the suspens…