Candidate Watch Campaign: The Answers!

As you all may be aware, the Kuala Lumpur Bar Young Lawyers Committee (“KLYLC”) had embarked on a new initiative for to the Bar Council Election 2011/2012, known as the ‘Candidate Watch Campaign’.

The list of candidates was released by the Bar Council secretariat on 1 November 2010 and we have on the same day circulated a set of 7 questions to each of the candidates via email. The list of questionswas also sent to the candidates via post and fax subsequently and each candidate was asked to respond by Friday, 12 November 2010.

To date, we have received replies from 18 candidates out of the 26 candidates vying for seats on the Council for the 2011/2012 term.

Below are the replies from the candidates who have responded to the questions, reproduced in their original form (i.e. no editing was carried out).

The KLYLC wishes to thank the candidates who have reverted to us for their time and for supporting the Candidate Watch Campaign. We hope that that this inaugural initiative would result in members of the Bar, especially the young lawyers, to be more receptive towards and actively participate in the Election. With this, we believe that you would be able to make a more informed decision and have your voices heard in the Bar Council.

Kuala Lumpur Bar Young Lawyers Committee

Candidate Watch Campaign

Bar Council Election 2011/2012

Candidates’ Replies

*Kindly do not reproduce the candidate’s replies in any other website, publication or application without the express consent of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Young Lawyers Committee.

1. Hj. Abdul Murad B. Che Chik

*The Candidate Watch Campaign team has not received a reply from this candidate.

2. Abdul Rahim bin Sinwan

*The Candidate Watch Campaign team has not received a reply from this candidate.

3. Aisha Mubarak

4. Amir Bahari

5. Anand Ponnudurai

6. Andrew Khoo Chin Hock

7. Christopher Leong

*The Candidate Watch Campaign team received a reply from this candidate on 16 November 2010.

8. George Varughese

9. Hendon Mohamed