Malaysia: Angry Imam threw his shoes at Three Senior Judges at the Federal Court

22.02.2012

An imam threw his shoes at three senior judges in the country’s highest court today after they struck out his bid to challenge an eviction order from a city mosque here four years ago.

Hoslan Hussin, 46, stunned the judges, lawyers and members of the public that packed a courtroom at the Federal Court this morning when he stood up, took off both his shoes and lobbed the pair right at the Bench.

Even more astounding perhaps was that the three-man Bench, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya, Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin, let the imam go without a fuss. They could have cited him for contempt of court. The judges were embarrassed.

“The courts have failed to uphold justice,” he told.

“I am an Imam. How can I keep quiet? I threw my shoes because I could no longer stand it. How can an Imam keep quiet when he sees injustice being done? I am not a coward,” he said.