Please be informed that the Johore Bar Committee has received information that a staff of Johor Bahru Sessions Criminal Court 3 has tested positive for COVID-19.
We have been further informed that since the staff concerned had been on duty at the aforementioned court as well as at Johor Bahru Sessions Criminal Court 5, both these courts are closed until 16th May 2021.
From 17th to 18th May 2021, fresh cases fixed for Mention at these courts will be managed by Senior Assistant Registrars. Sessions Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail will oversee conduct of fresh criminal matters fixed for Mention from 19th May 2021.
Members who have come in contact with the staff concerned are asked to observe home quarantine and/or undergo swab tests.
We urge members to be mindful of their safety and that of their loved ones.
SHAHAREEN BEGUM BINTI ABDUL SUBHAN
CHAIRMAN