Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla has ridiculed conspiracy talk that places him as the link between his client Yusoff Rawther and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, whom he has also represented.
In a short statement, Haniff brushed off as "conspiracy theorists' allegations" that his representation of Yusoff, who is claiming he was the victim of sexual misconduct committed by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, "confirms a conspiracy authored by Tun M".
"I have acted for (Mahathir) before and there still are some matters I am attending to on his personal files, but as practising lawyers, we can not refuse to take a brief from any client on any matter, except in exceptional situations," Haniff said in a statement issued last night.
He said such situations, such as one involving a conflict of interest or professional embarrassment due to a direct link to the subject matter, did not arise in Yusoff's case.
In a short statement, Haniff brushed off as "conspiracy theorists' allegations" that his representation of Yusoff, who is claiming he was the victim of sexual misconduct committed by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, "confirms a conspiracy authored by Tun M".
"I have acted for (Mahathir) before and there still are some matters I am attending to on his personal files, but as practising lawyers, we can not refuse to take a brief from any client on any matter, except in exceptional situations," Haniff said in a statement issued last night.
He said such situations, such as one involving a conflict of interest or professional embarrassment due to a direct link to the subject matter, did not arise in Yusoff's case.
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