KUALA LUMPUR – The Federal Court’s chief registrar’s office has denied reports that the bail counter had closed early last Thursday resulting in six accused being forced to remain in prison.
The office in a statement said the counter was open as usual and 10 accused in the case were allowed bail by the court, but only four bailors were present to process bail on the said day.
“Therefore, in the said case, bailors for the six accused were not present to process bail for the six accused when the counter closed at 4pm, which is the normal closing time for the counter throughout the month of Ramadan. This resulted in the bail not being processed for the six accused,” said the office.
The claims were published in a news portal through an article last Thursday titled “6 to spend weekend in prison as bail counter closes earlier.”
According to the office, the presence of bailors to process bail is part of a procedure that must be adhered to as their presence enables the court to know the identity of the bailor responsible.
The process also is to allow the counter to verbally explain to the bailor the terms, conditions, and bailor’s responsibilities throughout the bail period. – Bernama, April 23, 2023
