The de factor Law Minister, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim resignation as Minister in the Prime Minister Dept. 0n September 15th. 2008, was not a surprise to those in the know. His recent outburst against the use of ISA against civilians and retorted he was willing to resign for his views.
He had tried his best as Minister responsible for judicial and legal reform and was committed to rebuilding public confidence in a judiciary which has been questioned since the 1988 judiciary crisis.
I express my admiration to a politician who dared to be different from the crowd by resigning as de factor Law Minister and set an example to all leaders for his political conviction. Many leaders of lesser mind will go along with the crowd in order to be secured in this esteemed position as de factor Law Minister. It's a long time that we have not seen any leaders resigning for his political conviction. Datuk Zaid Ibrahim had set a good example for any politicians to follow in future, that is, when the leader is not of the same views with his cabinet colleagues, he should resign from his post! He had made some of the recommendations for reform such as :
(1) Apology and restitution for the judges sacked during the judiciary crisis.
(2)Setting up a Judicial Appointments Commission but had been snowballed following objections from some Cabinet members
(3) Restoration of Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution relating to civil and syariah jurisdiction but was also snowballed following objections from some Cabinet members.
Datuk Zaid Ibrahim had a bumpy six months ride as de factor Law Minister and the people will remember his initial judicial and legal reform and we hope that his successor will continue pursuing the reform which he had set forth.
May he be remembered as a marverick Law Minister who dared to voice his opinions and dared to be different!
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