If this Malaysiakini report got it right, the remains of the late Federal Court judge Augustine Paul should, by now, have been buried.
To the family members of the recently departed, I extend my condolences.
I seek their forgiveness, though, for now asking, what loss to the nation by the passing of this man?
Did he, on his deathbed, perchance, utter some words of remorse for his betrayal of his oath of office to defend our constitution and to serve the ends of justice?
If so, share this repentance at death with the nation, so that we, too, might try to find it in ourselves to forgive the travesty that his judicial tenure was.
And if not, then as he judged many who passed before him, let him, too, soon be judged by He Who will Judge us all.
That is not our task.
Ours is to tend to the living who have long been neglected, deprived and denied justice by the system that this man served.
I shed no tears today on the passing of this man.
I cry for the people he failed.
ktteokt
January 3, 2010
Let the judge face judgment in his final days and see if his judgments passed on Earth were FAIR!
Habib RAK
January 3, 2010
Well said Haris.
Paul Warren
January 3, 2010
This man introduced to the Malaysian judicial system the one power that appears not to have been disputed. It would appear that a judge may rule “irrelevant” to any evidence introduced or adduced and whatever hope the defendant might have had goes out the window. And it would seem like the judge need not even justify his decision. I call it, the relevance of irrelevance.
Jong
January 3, 2010
Well said Haris!
He sold his soul for a pittance and betrayed the nation and its people; he deserves no forgiveness from us.
StevenO
January 3, 2010
Well said Harris!! My full respect to you, Sir.
Not many of us have the capacity to forgive such character who swore to protect truth and justice but instead involved himself in full scale rape case of the constitution in broad day light
tkterimakasih
January 3, 2010
well said HARIS,
the same goes for many who now serves umno regime from the appeal n federal courts !
By the way,
a very HAPPY New Year n BEST WISHES to HARIS,
ALWAYS !
k c low
January 3, 2010
Finally the time has come for him to answer to the one above for what he has done down below.
cbc
January 3, 2010
haris,
i am with you on this.
he truly deserves the condemnation.
am i cruel? no, lets think about those he failed. anwar and his family. the indian settlement in Penang. and the long dirty laundry list. and that for a Federal Court position?
resident.wangsamaju
January 4, 2010
I say good riddance.
sash
January 4, 2010
You spoke my mind and so well too.
If reports are true, he had pancreatic cancer for the past 2 years. A very aggressive malignancy- he would have known that the end was not too far away.
And yet his actions in the Perak MB trial and Kg Buah pala are not those of a man remorseful and attempting to resuscitate a judiciary he so throughly undermined.
He was rotten till the end.
shanghaifish
January 4, 2010
this man if I am allowed to address him as one strayed from the hallowed corridors of truth and justice to be manipulated by the powers that be, then and now. Shame on him.
I know where he is now and I will get hiim when I get to hell myself. Till then let him rot there first. I find it easy to not have any pity for him and I am surprised at my actions and surely, why not ? God forgive me.
abu sayab
January 4, 2010
Another UMNO’s puppet bite the dust!
The next should be the Teoh Beng Huat’s murderer.
I shed no tears..
ktteokt
January 4, 2010
The song goes – “You better watch out, you better not cry……..” but alas Christmas is over and Santa Claus is on his 11 month holiday! So, in his place, justice will take over! Let the calamity that befell Augustine Paul serve as a warning to the next judge appointed for Anwar’s SODOMY II! Carry on calling “white” black and “black” white and see if the same fate befalls you!
This goes the same with the other judges who had “disregarded their conscience” in delivering judgments to favour their political masters! All these judges are not fit to be even human beings!!!!
Jury
January 4, 2010
The record should be put straight notwitstanding Agostine’s better knowledge of the law compared with his counterparts.
He is just a ‘pariah’ judge who sold his soul to the devil. We have many more in the Apex court. What a pity given Augustine’legal prowess. He was the Judge that fixed up Anwar Ibrahim on Mahathir’s order. Don’t ask me. Ask some of the honest and superior Judges at the time. Augustine presided the Anwar’s case but Augustine, ex-CJ Eusoffe Chin and one ex-AG Mohtar Abdullah sat together to fix up the case and its outcome.
Eusoffe Chin is still alive to admit and to rebut such allegation which is common knowledge within the judiciary. Not late to repent and spill the beans and seek forgiveness from the malaysian public for his judicial indiscretions. Otherwise Eusoffe Chin will suffer a similar fate like Augustine when he dies. Being condemned and labelled a ‘pariah judge’.
The road to salvation is still open for Eusoffe Chin. Agustine passed up that chance when he was bedridden.
Leithaisor
January 4, 2010
AMEN!
Let those of the same ilk as Augustine Paul hear and hopefully heed the lesson to be learnt before it is too late for them too.
ajc
January 4, 2010
It’s a pity the REAL democratic process didn’t get to him first. He’s having his judgment with the Almighty. In passing he didn’t just go like that, he left so much shame for his love ones to bear.
rokian
January 4, 2010
Yes i too have no tears left to shed… long time ago it has finished… deep within my heart sometimes i think I might do just as he did if i were in his shoes… “Judge not and ye shall no be judged”
Bob
January 4, 2010
The Good Book as well as the Man who in my belief came to Earth to introduce the Kingdom of God (who in the majority of Malaysian’s believe will judge all men when they die as do I) said let VENGENCE BE HIS or THE LORD’s.
I believe that We should not judge others, but I feel sad that no true believer reached out to the learned Judge and pointed out the truth. Perhaps he had a deathbed reaction to his errors. We will never know.
But Stephen of Shanghai Fish, hell is no place for man. It is a horrid place and I would not wish it an abode for my enemy, let alone a friend or an acquaintance whose blog I read regularly.
viveg
January 4, 2010
Bro,
A very good posting.. I don’t think he would ever have shown any remorse. But maybe in his dying moments.. he would not never have been peaceful. The memories of his betrayal would have been haunting him.. A suitable sending off for one who betrayed justice…
sunwayopal
January 4, 2010
Agreed.
This was a person mean, rotten and totally corrupt right to the end.
He deserved it.
http://www.myrealestate.com.my
chan ching
January 4, 2010
Hi Bro Haris,
I am not a GOOD man and I believe,if I died,not many
people will curse me as this so called Judge get!!!!
Have a nice day,Bro
farida
January 4, 2010
Shanghaifish,
I cannot weep for a man who thought nothing about wrecking the lives of others in order to preserve himself.
But I weep for you, my brother, because you see yourself as hell-bound. Why?
Ling
January 4, 2010
I totally agree with Haris as I too mourn for the people he failed in his role as a sworn custodian of justice.
nstman
January 4, 2010
This animal, scumbag and war criminal should be fed to the dogs. He doesnt deserve a decent funeral because of the untold misery he heaped on the people. I can safely say the whole nation, except for corrupt Umno sycophants, are celebrating his death. I, for one, will be having a big party to celebrate.
Mohd Idris
January 4, 2010
“…any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.”
Fortunately though, Augustine Paul’s death does not diminish us, but liberates all right-thinking Malaysians because we know now that he cannot pass harsh and unjust judgment on any Malaysian anymore. May Allah in his wisdom pass fair judgment on him, something that Augustine himself never did for his fellow human beings when he was alive.
Yew Meng
January 4, 2010
It is obvious Augustine Paul had lots of wit and cunning. And if only he had half that in Honour! His wife and 2 children surely, cannot be ignorant of the husband/father’s actions? It is not too hard to reconcile with one or two minor infractions of a beloved, but the type Augustine infringed…
If they knew, then my heart goes out to them for their unconditional love and devotion, but if they for any moment think their spouse/father maligned, then they too need a lot of help.
Haris, yours was a masterpiece. You never fail to give despondent Malaysians that crucial lift. Thank you, sir.
das
January 4, 2010
By cursing the dead is not getting us anywhere! Augustine Paul, as a judge was and I must say, a confused, corrupt, if I may use the word, and as a human being a decent one, based on the postings that I have read….but end of the day the Rakyat knows him for his “important” role in the Anwar Ibrahim Sodomy 1 trial in which he shot to prominance, not only in Malaysia but internationally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If indeed he was a Roman Catholic in life, I wonder if he actually practiced, professionally and in his personal capacity as a human being, what was preached in the Bible!
As a normal human being and a blogger, I have this to say……GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH!
Augustine Paul, your “pay back” time has started and I can only sincerely hope that your “colleborators” are preparing themselves for the same when the time comes!!!!!!!!
Das
Jamos
January 4, 2010
An evil man like him sees no GOD. He sees only Satan.
That was why he never repented until his last breath.
Satan successfully won him over to his side. Christian or no Christian, ultimately he will be judged by his deeds on this earth.
Taikohtai
January 4, 2010
I think it is most unfortunate that the kangaroo judge did not ask for forgiveness from DSAI. As TDM is still alive, I believe AP was servile to him until the very end and hence, he was unable to make amends as he feared the man more than he feared his GOD.
Anyway, I hope DSAI will win the war ahead and finally purged the judiciary bullshit now engulfing the whole nation.
lion
January 4, 2010
I cry for the nation which does not value integrity.
Someone posted something very wise on Anil Netto’s blog, allow me to forward it here :
“A glut of intellect combined with scarcity of integrity makes for a cursed mix in any personality“
psc
January 4, 2010
Well said Haris
With the grace of God we will overcome.
Paul Warren
January 4, 2010
I wish all the judges will read these as epitaphs that will also be written about them when they DIE!!!
casey
January 4, 2010
Don’t cry for him, don’t even feel sad for him
He’s no human, just a dog at the beckon of his master
He sold his soul to the devil to get rewards
Many people suffered ‘cos he abused his position
The society is better off without this animal
God is fair at the end, rewarded him with cancer
We look forward to more pariah judges going down the same path
Orang Sabah
January 4, 2010
Someone wrote that if he is sincerely sorry at his final moments, God will still forgive him. Yes, I believe that God is all merciful and he will forgive this man.
BUT the damage had been done, How do you forgive yourself for hurting a person to the point of destroying their life? Think of all the difficulties and shame that Anwar and his family went through, I really feel sorry for this man
Fern
January 5, 2010
A Judge is a revered position but this AP was a fake!
He did know how to be a Judge but his jugements were flawed most of the way!
Today no one has any pity for him with the exception of those umno dogs !Even in death curses thrown at him and what a way to go! This is kharma returning for evil doers!Praise God he will die a second time in hell!!!!So sorry i can’t find any nice things about him .He will have a tough time at the gates between heaven and hell!
Jong
January 5, 2010
He helped destroyed not only Anwar’s life. His family – his wife, parents and children who had to also bear the shame, anguish and immense difficulties that they went through. At least a “sorry” would have meant so much.
Another evil scumbag to watch is TDM, let’s hope his end won’t be that easy!
Greg Lopez
January 5, 2010
Yes,
Augustine Paul was an embarassment to Malaysia and there are many more like him still alive.
It is my ardent hope like yours that he would have begged for forgiveness at his deathbed.
A story goes, that God is so merciful, that had even Hitler sought repentence, God would have forgiven.
May God have mercy on Augustine Paul – he surely needs it.
Greg
aravind
January 5, 2010
This judgment of the Almighty, even the Appeals Court cannot overturn.
AA
January 5, 2010
Let the death of AP be a warning to other rogue judges.
Discharge your duty faithfully, honestly and with integrity.
Remember God is watching.
pavlova
January 6, 2010
While this man might be evil, corrupt and among many things flawed, is such respite and hatred warranted after the passing of the man?
Can we not show some humanity in this respect?
We might not need to forgive a person entirely, but I just think it’s beneath us to condemn someone who’s died. At least some respect to the family members?
TJ
January 6, 2010
Deav Pavlova,
Hitler died – do we out of respect to his living family (if any left) say nothing about the evil that he had done?
A man should stand judged by what he has done (or not do) in his life. It does not make a difference whether he is alive or dead. Each of us must bear the responsibility and consequences of our actions or omisions. The dead should enjoy no special exception just because he or she is, well, dead.
What behooves the person making the judgment or comment is that he or she should be impartial and the same is made based on facts.
I think Haris has been impartial in his remarks.
The travesty of justice that Augustine Paul has committed on Anwar is a well known fact carved into the sordid history of our nation that no respect for the dead nor the living can erase nor deny. So, please, let’s call a spade a spade.
pavlova
January 6, 2010
TJ,
First of all Hitler caused a lot of Jews to die, and also some of his German officers. He committed genocide, so let’s not compare the two. And plus he has no (known) living immediate family left so we shan’t need to worry about that.
I am not saying that we shouldn’t call a spade a spade.
All I am saying is that when the person is gone, judgment is left for the Man Above to do. You don’t need to sing praises of him, nor do you need to pretend to shed tears for him. But you sure can restrain from saying anymore untoward remarks.
We still need some sense of humanity no matter what.
That’s just my opinion. I guess at the end of the day it’s still up to the individual.
Gan
January 6, 2010
well spoken …
Gan
January 6, 2010
I guess if we are the one receiving the raw end of Augustine Paul’s form of justice, it will not be easy to show any form of humanity.
Jong
January 6, 2010
Cakap senang!
When the needle don’t prick you, you won’t know the pain and sufferings of others’. Yeah, he slaps your right cheek, give the left!
TJ
January 7, 2010
Pavlova,
There is no Man Above.
I am a lawyer like Haris. And to see the rot and decay in our judicial system being treated like a child’s playground by spineless judges, it just sickens my core.
So, please, a rotten judge must be identified and called out as one so that posterity can learn from it. Issue of humanity here is totally irrelevant.
Misplaced sentimentality is not useful.
He might be a wonderful father and husband. But his professional life had far reaching consequences. And our country continues to pay the price for an intelligence parlayed with shocking lack of integrity. And we must all judge him by that. Nothing more, nothing less.
sunwayopal
January 7, 2010
I disagree.
Even if a person is dead, we should always and forever remember his misdeeds and raise his evil deeds and corruption to the forefront so that it is FOREVER remembered.
That Augustine Paul is dead does not absolve the fact that he was corrupt to the core with no sense of justice.
That is a fact.
For us to keep silent and let it be just because he is dead condemns us to repeat the same mistake.
http://www.myrealestate.com.my
boon
January 8, 2010
may the mercy of our Lord be upon his soul…
u r right…it is not our position to judge or condemn this man…
our Heavenly Father will…
and all those he has cohorted with to dispense INJUSTICE to our beloved country…
they the living evil ones should be fearful…for the Ultimate Judge will not be merciful to those who have so callously abused their power and positions bestowed on them to serve the nation…
our fervent prayers for these lost souls…
Chin PK
January 8, 2010
I totally agree with you – I can’t think how it could have been expressed better.
eaglewings
January 8, 2010
I say, Next please…..
ttc
January 9, 2010
Haris, howdee 🙂
All were feeling overly 8) despondent here you see so while sitting twiddling our despondent fingers and thumbs, someone here came up with this cheery rhyme with no reason at all other than to perchance drive away them midnight blues of despondency.
We cry for you Augustine, NOT!
We know you will burn in Hell a LOT,
Oouch! la la Oouch! Forevermore soo HOT!
Oouch! la la la Oouch! Forever an IDEEE-OT!
OOUCH!
So cheers and adios for now amigo Haris, and keep away from all them nasties over there who now cheaply sell their souls for thirty dastardly 😦 pieces of trashily worthless silver.
WE SAY YEAH! & NO TO ISA! 😛 & HARIS FOR AG & RPK FOR IGP! GO FOR DSAI FOR PM & LKS FOR DPM & KIND WAN AZIZAH FOR HOME MINISTER.
2010 Resolution: Say “Enough is Enough!” & NO! to all garbage & nonsense! Please save the coral reefs and the good fishies plus also the pretty kelip kelip fireflies, kind and gentle orang utans, tigers of fearful symmetry and their rainforest habitats.
anna brella
January 11, 2010
The way I see it, perhaps this man and supposedly highly educated legal practitioner and malaysian Judge, Augustine Paul, is so reviled because of the following reasons.
1. This so-called judge, educated in the Law not only hurt, injured and damaged those (and their livelihoods and families too) who came to him seeking for Justice. They did not go to Augustine Paul as the common Malaysian, but to Augustine Paul as the independent and impartial Malaysian Judge.
2. His actions and judgements/decisions carried certain implications for the Malaysian legal system, such as the legal convention/rule of precedence which states that earlier judgements are binding on subsequent cases if the facts are similar. The higher the court and more senior the judge, the more binding that decision and that much harder to reverse on appeal or in the future. Furthermore, when it is the highest court in the nation you are appealing to, you are then well and really screwed because you have no other legal redress available to you.
3. He fu**ed-over the ideal of Justice and the respected technical field of the Law that serves it and also screwed the collective legal profession and damaged its ethical stance and its brand image, and its local reputation in Malaysia.
4. He showed his two disrespectful fingers at the respected legal educational institutions that gave him the opportunity and the licence to read and practice Law and to earn a good living off it.
5. By his despicable and spineless actions he also damaged the reputation of the entire legal profession in Malaysia and the credibility and reputations of every single Malaysian judge and legal practitioner who now work in that respected profession and earn their livelihoods from it.
6. He also fu**ed over every single Malaysian citizen by assisting, through his spinelessness, Executive branch to further destroy the vital systemic control mechanism of separation of powers in Malaysia and further weakened good governance for everyone there.
7. As to his family. His wife and daughter and son knew everything in detail all along and could have advised and supported him to change his behaviour/course. But they did not. They appear to have taken the benefits while he was screwing the legal system and fu**ing over fellow Malaysians and their families, such as Anwar Ibrahim and his family. Perhaps that is why there is a distinct lack of empathy or sympathy for them now. And I have no doubt that they will soon forget Augustine Paul and without a doubt carry on keeping silent while continuing to live fabulously wealthy and comfortable lives in Malaysia on that legacy Augustine Paul left behind for them.
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.