News about Tommy Thomas

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas claimed that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s legal action against him for “wrongful prosecution” is a political ploy the latter used in the lead-up to the recent Melaka state election.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The Federal Court has reserved judgement in senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's (pictured) appeal over the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against the Malaysian Bar and two others relating to his conduct as deputy public prosecutor in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy II case.

PUTRAJAYA (June 3): A three-member Court of Appeal (CoA) today allowed the appeal by the Kelantan government and ruled that the federal government has no legal standing to act for the Temiar Orang Asli tribe over its purported customary land in Pos Simpor, Gua Musang.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) through her aide last night lodged a police report against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, alleging that Thomas lied about the validity of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram’s appointment as the lead prosecutor in Rosmah’s corruption trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas (pictured) said Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram was appointed a senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in 2018 under Thomas' general control and direction as stipulated by law to lead in several high profile criminal cases, including Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Former Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram and former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas' law firm will represent Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown and two others in an appeal hearing related to the defamation suit filed against the defendants by the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) said he may initiate contempt proceedings against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas for statements in his memoir “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness” implicating his client former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial will continue today after a month’s hiatus.

SHAH ALAM (Feb 5): Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) has called for former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to be cited for contempt over contents in his recently released book that touched on the Cradle Fund CEO murder trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Former CIMB Bank Group Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak (pictured) said Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’ assertion that the May 13 riots were due to a coup by Tun Abdul Razak in the former Attorney-General (AG)’s book entitled ‘My Story: Justice in the Wilderness’ is “pure conjecture”.