Cecil Abraham cleared by lawyers disciplinary board

Hafiz YatimPublished: Apr 18, 2016 11:27 PM | Updated: Apr 19, 2016 1:31 AM

The Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board has cleared senior lawyer Cecil Abraham of misconduct with regard to allegations he was involved in the drafting of the second statutory declaration (SD) of P Balasubramaniam eight years ago.

It is understood that the decision was delivered two weeks ago with the disciplinary committee conducting the inquiry and the board clearing Cecil.

This was confirmed by lawyer Gene Anand Vendargon to Malaysiakini . Gene, along with Bastian Vendargon, conducted the proceeding for the Bar Council.

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