Eusoff Chin: Lingam went on NZ trip with me

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KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief justice Tun Eusoff Chin told the Royal Commission of Inquiry that he knew Datuk V.K. Lingam since 1990 when the lawyer handled a case here where he was a judge.

He also confirmed that despite being the Chief Justice in 1994, he allowed Lingam to follow him on his trip to New Zealand.

Chin was the 11th witness to take the witness stand since the inquiry began on Monday.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry was set up on Nov 16 to investigate a video clip, which allegedly shows Lingam brokering the appointment of judges