Bank Negara’s dismissal of manager procedurally unfair, says judge

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Justice Ahmad Bache says the right to be heard must be upheld when an individual’s livelihood is at stake.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/10/bank-negaras-dismissal-of-manager-procedurally-unfair-says-judge/   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: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AhmadBache #YKohila #BNM

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00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed a former manager's wrongful dismissal claim

00:06against Bank Negara Malaysia due to procedural unfairness in the domestic inquiry and appeal

00:11processes.

00:13Justice Ahmad Bache said Waikohila's dismissal violated the sacrosanct rules of natural justice

00:19as she was denied the right to be represented and heard prior to her termination.

00:24In a 23-page judgment, Ahmad said the flaws were so serious and profound that the court

00:29had to grant the plaintiff's suit.

00:32He said Kohila had been put in a disadvantaged position even before the inquiry as she was

00:37not given access to documents used during the in-house proceedings.

00:42Ahmad said Kohila was also denied the right to counsel and was not given a list of the

00:46bank's witnesses.

00:48On March 29th, Ahmad found the bank liable for wrongfully dismissing Kohila seven years

00:52ago, allegedly for misconduct following her involvement in political activities.

00:58She was accused of canvassing support for party socialist Malaysia in the 13th general

01:03election and conducting herself in a manner not befitting her status as a Bank Negara

01:07employee by participating in a public rally.

01:12Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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