Ａ ｍｅｓｓ 一塌糊涂

Why the mess in Perak?
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为什么一塌糊涂？

An except from N.H.Chin's interview（Ｍａｌａｙｓｉａｉｎｓｉｄｅｒ）:

Q: Why do you think the people are angry?

问： 为什么人们这样的生气？

A(NH Chin)答:

Do you know why the Perakians were up in uproar against the Sultan of Perak?

你知道为什么霹雳州人民对苏丹这么的气恼吗？

It's because, as any lawyer will tell you, especially as he was Lord President before, that before you make a decision, you cannot see the parties. If you want to meet any of the parties, both of them must be present. You never do so by seeing one and then making a decision. The moment you do that, to the losing side or to any observer will think you have been influenced. So it's the impression that counts.

They were angry with the Sultan because they can sense it in their bones that it is wrong to make a decision to see the other side first.

这个任何一位律师都可以告诉你，特别是他曾经是联邦最高法院院长，就是在你做出决定前，你不能接见有关联的双方。假如你要见任何一方，双方都要在场。你绝不可接见单独一方，就作出决定。假如你这样做，对败诉的一方或其他的观察的人士，将会以为你是受到对方的影响。所以，给人的印象是关键的。

人民生气苏丹，是因为他们可以感觉到，单独接见一方，是个错误的决定。

Q: Is the Sultan morally wrong or legally wrong?

问：苏丹是道义上不对还是司法上不对？

A: If the Sultan had executive powers to rule, it is legally wrong, so they could apply for judicial review of the Sultan's decision. But I pointed out in my first article he has no executive power to rule because he is not an executive monarch, he is a constitutional monarch. What he did was morally wrong.

假如苏丹有实权，他就是司法上不对，对方可以要求司法裁决苏丹的决定。但我已说过，他没有实权，他只是一位君主立宪的统治者。他这样做，就是道义上不对。