When Parliament shut out the Supreme Court

Tun Salleh Abas has been a beacon of justice in Malaysia. He paid a an exceedingly heavy price: so heavy no normal man could bear it. His departure from the Judiciary in 1988 left it crippled and at the mercy of the Executive. This is 10 minutes of his life.

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