Bar acts against lawyer seeking payment to ‘guarantee’ client’s acquittal

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This follows a complaint by the accused’s family with proof of the lawyer’s ‘acquittal and release’ offer in exchange for money.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/24/bar-acts-against-lawyer-seeking-payment-to-guarantee-clients-acquittal/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #TheMalaysianBar #Lawyer

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00:02 The Malaysian Bar has acted against a lawyer for violating the Legal Profession Act 1976

00:08 by guaranteeing the acquittal of a man and his release from prison in exchange for money.

00:14 The guarantee was allegedly made to his family members in a WhatsApp chat.

00:19 The Bar held an inquiry and said that its advocates and solicitors' disciplinary board

00:25 issued an adverse order as recommended by the disciplinary committee.

00:30 It did not say what punishment would be meted out,

00:33 but the lawyer faces the possibility of being struck off from the register, suspended, fined or reprimanded.

00:41 The Bar said, although there was no written agreement,

00:44 the WhatsApp messages were proof that the lawyer provided a guarantee,

00:48 adding that the complaint was lodged by a family member of the accused.

00:53 The Bar advised its members not to use WhatsApp or other messaging apps as the main medium for communication with clients,

01:00 especially when it came to giving professional advice, explaining their scope of work or informing of legal fees.

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