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Date:

5.12.90

Time:

Reporter:

11.45 a.m.

JPM/18

12.02 p.m.

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understood it clearly, I am concerned about the Malaysian evidence-gathering exercise referred to by Mr Nicholls yesterday and by yourself today. Do I understand that it is commonly agreed

agreed that the Crown relies upon the evidence in

Malaysia and getting the evidence from these witnesses in Malaysia, to found the BMFL prosecution against Mr Tan?

Perhaps I can answer that, the

"Yes", that is right otherwise we would not have

asked you to attend. The other points if I can just say that,

are this.

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We maintain that we were right in collecting that evidence back

in 1988, and you will appreciate the Judge there ruled

effectively that it was proper for us to collect evidence or

that date in September,

indicated there would be

importantly, then it was

there was a stay, but we

right and we opposed the stay in

matter ΟΙ that appeal and the

arises.

but having made his ruling it wa:

an appeal against his ruling. Bu

asked that there should be a stay an

still maintain that we were in fac

may I say this, in th

prosecution of that appea

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My friend criticises us and says

"Well, nothing has been do

about that", but with respect it is not our appeal, it is! Osman's and Mr Tan's appeal,

appeal, it is for them to put it befo

the Court and there is nothing we

endeavoured to try to get something done.

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that. can do about

We ha

That is how I did understand :

and Mr Hamilton suggested something definite about that!

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MR NICHOLLS:

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eviderce in Malaysia and

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we do

I have said,

depend upon t importantly for

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reasons that we

cannot compel witnesses,

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evidence, we cannot compel them but it must be taken in pro

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