17 Jul 2020
Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor
- Citation
- 05(L)-18-02/2020(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- L
- Case number
- 05(L)-18-02/2020(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
The Federal Court held that the Court of Appeal misapplied the law and that there was no real danger of bias warranting recusal. A trial judge is not required to recuse merely because a co-accused pleaded guilty and was convicted and sentenced; the guilty plea is not automatically admissible against another accused and impartiality can be maintained. The 'real danger of bias' test requires a real possibility of bias, not an unduly low threshold.