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Seremban-based lawyer, Anthony Fernandez, is awarded RM150,000 over sodomy accusation by cops on appealing against previous award of RM16,500
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Malaysian Insider
Lawyer awarded RM150,000 over sodomy accusation by cops
The High Court today awarded RM150,000 to Seremban-based lawyer Anthony Fernandez for defamation and wrongful arrest, following his detention in 2011 for allegedly sodomising a security guard.
Lawyer Haresh Mahadevan said judge Datuk Siti Mariah Ahmad increased the award quantum following an appeal on damages.
She also awarded RM15,000 in costs.
Tuesday November 19, 2013 MYT 10:42:44 AM
Lawyer wrongfully accused of sodomising guard awarded RM16,500 in damages
SEREMBAN: A lawyer who was wrongfully arrested and accused of sodomising a security guard 12 years ago was awarded RM16,500 in damages by the High Court here Tuesday.
Anthony Fernandez, 58, who sought RM5mil in aggravated and exemplary damages, and mental torture, had filed a suit against the Government and five others on Dec 9, 2003 for wrongful arrest and defamation.
He was wrongfully accused by the police of allegedly sodomising Norashid Yusof, then 23, in a toilet at the Terminal 1 bus station here on Feb 17, 2001.
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Fernandez, when met outside the court, described the quantum awarded by senior assistant registrar Nur Syafawati Arufin as ridiculously low and that he would appeal.
| Counsel’s statement on cops ‘against Constitution’ |  |
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| Tuesday, 07 April 2009 11:01am | |
| ©Malay Mail (Used by permission)
A SENIOR Federal counsel in lawyer Anthony Fernandez’s case made an alarming contention in a sworn affidavit that the latter’s action was not tenable as the police were above the law. Fernandez said such a contention by the counsel, Pritam Singh, was against the framework of the Federal Constitution, which subscribes to the Rule of the Law and not a “totalitarian State”. In his action Fernandez had named former Seremban police chief ACP Abdul Khalid Hassan, |
Friday April 3, 2009
Cops, Govt to pay lawyer
Fernandez in his claim said the incident began on Feb 25, 2001, when Norashid Yusof, then 23, lodged a report saying that an “Indian man”, who was Fernandez, had sodomised him in a toilet at the Terminal 1 bus station on Feb 17.
However, he corrected the report the same night saying that the “Indian man” was not Fernandez but someone who resembled him.
Despite this former OCPD ACP Abdul Khalid had on Feb 27 made a press statement that a 46-year-old lawyer had sodomised Norashid in a toilet at the Terminal 1 bus station.
Fernandez said he and his lawyers then carried out their own investigation and discovered the individual who allegedly sodomised Norashid.
He added that despite Norashid identifying the culprit in an identification parade on Oct 14, 2003, the man was not charged in court.
http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2009%2F4%2F3%2Fcourts%2F3621072&sec=courts
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