JUDGMENT

Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah JC:

Preliminary

[1]"No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality" - Cicero.

[2] It is evident from this quotation by the greatest forensic orator Rome has ever produced that sacrificing and dying for one's country is the highest form of honour, and the sacrifices of the past must remain immortal in the minds of future generations.

[3] This is how the story unfolds.

[4] A shock wave swept through the entire nation when the late Deputy Public Prosecutor Dato' Anthony Kevin Morais was murdered. Apart from his family, his colleagues at the Attorney General's Chambers ("AGC"), one of the most important pillars in maintaining the rule of law and as the gatekeeper of justice, were the most affected. One of them is the plaintiff, who was the Special Officer to the Attorney General of Malaysia at the time.

[5] As we observe this heinous crime, we have never once dared to imagine that, rather than fully utilising the justice system to clear the accused of an alleged offence, he would resort to an unthinkable act by eliminating the deputy public prosecutor responsible for prosecuting him.

[6] As a result of the thorough investigatio