I refer to Malaysiakini report Star witness: It wasn’t Ahmad Fairuz.

The royal commission to investigate the controversial Lingam tape issue seems to be like a comedy of errors. Those prominent figures that appear before the commission appear to be suffering from temporary amnesia as their favourite words when being questioned are either ‘I can’t remember’ or ‘I don’t know’.

From Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to former CJ Eusoff Chin, one can conclude that all of them were evasive in answering the questions as they wanted to make sure that their answers would not incriminate themselves.

The icing on the cake is Lingam’s statement that although the man in the video clip ‘looks like him and sounds like him’ he cannot confirm or deny that it was him. He seems to be making a mockery of the commission as there were prior witnesses who testified that it was him in the video-clip.

Yet he has the cheek to deny everything. What a shameless act to do - lying through your teeth.

The royal commission, meanwhile, seems to be moving in circles. I am sure other witness will play along and plead ignorance or amnesia when asked pointed questions during the coming hearings.

Malaysian must be flabbergasted to know how behind closed doors, the rich and the powerful decide the fate of the country’s judiciary and how compliant judges jump the queue to reach the top.

One way to restore confidence in the judiciary among the public is to have a judicial commission made up of eminent people to decide on the appointments and promotions of judges. This rather that having the prime minister deciding on such important matters.