The answers to those questions are not sub judice and would not prejudice any trial. What they would do is demonstrate the character of the prosecution and its extraordinary departure from the norms of public justice and law.
I am well aware that our judicial system sometimes has to rely on corrupt and lying witnesses, as in Northern Ireland, but it is the fact that every key element of this prosecution is tainted or proven corrupt (Warwick Reid), that makes it so legally bizarre and irregular.
It is apparent from communications between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (London and Malaysia) and the Hong Kong authorities, that the FCO was fully aware of the above matters from a very early date, and prior to institution of proceedings against Mr Osman.
It is apparent, that it was in the full knowledge of the improper "political" direction of the proceedings, that the decision was taken, by the Hong Kong and UK authorities, to
allow the Lorrain Osman proceedings to be commenced.
Once the improper motives of the complainant government became known, the administration of Hong Kong and the Government of the
United Kingdom, had an affirmative obligation to reject outright the Osman prosecution because they were aware, firstly, of the political nature of the matter and, secondly, that those political considerations would lead inevitably to an eventual
unfair trial.
The strength of these conclusions is confirmed by the consistent
refusal of both the UK Government and Sir David Wilson to
respond to a number of specific questions:
1.
What is the position regarding the Hong Kong Crown
Counsel who instigated the case against Lorrain Osman
ie. Warwick Reid.
2.
3.
Has Ibrahim Jaafar, the Crown's major witness, fully complied with the terms of the criminal immunity? If he has not, has the immunity been revoked? Was the immunity granted by Warwick Reid?
A number of letters were published in the Malaysian press just prior to the recent general election in that country, and these documents were put before the Divisional Court by the Hong Kong authorities. These
letters refer to agreements reached between Mr G Tan of the Carrian Group of Companies and Tengku
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