The issue here is under what authority or power is the Ex gratia is given. This is something that I want to know. The PM or his officers are subjected to laws of the day ie in the form of Act or Regulations. The decision to give the Ex Gratia need to be explained from the context of which laws and regulation

The phrase is pronounced: /ˈɛksˌɡrɑ.ʃiə/

[edit] Examples of ex gratia payments
Compensation payments are often made ex gratia when a government or organisation is prepared to compensate victims of an event such as an accident or similar, but not to admit liability to pay compensation, or for causing the event.

When the USS Vincennes fired upon Iran Air passenger Flight 655 in 1988, killing some 290 individuals, the President of the United States decided that the United States would offer compensation, on an ex gratia basis, to the families of the victims.
In a more routine context, the document Suffolk County Council Education: Ex-Gratia Payments for Loss of or Damage to Personal Property shows how an education authority compensates victims for damage, but without accepting a liability to do so.
Following the 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, on August 26, 1994 the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it would pay U.S.$100,000 in compensation to the families of each of the non-U.S. personnel killed in the friendly-fire incident.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced ex-gratia payments of Rs 100,000 (approx. US$2,000) to the next of kin of those who died in the Mumbai train bombings (11 July 2006). The injured would be given Rs 50,000 (approx. US$1,000) each.
In the UK, a company conducting layoffs may make an ex gratia payment to the affected employees that is greater than the statutory payment required by the law, particularly if those employees had a long and well performing service with the company.

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I maybe wrong, the ex gratia payment is indirectly to reinstate the former judges.

I think what u or the rakyat requested mite not be entertained due to the facts that the onus is on Tun Salleh himself. I guess d matter will be drop and d govt will not apologized. Its more towards a malay proverb ‘ Ditelan mati emak diluah mati bapak’.. honestly its not covering up Tun M but its a matter of malay pride.. adat resam org Melayu lagi i.e. ‘biar mati anak jangan mati adat’ well the malays try their best to uphold the sopan santun, budi bahasa phrase which is a pride of the malays. I think u have come across the older malays saying,’ Kita ni orang Melayu kaya dengan budi bahasa dan sopan santun bila bertutur’ and ‘ mengikut adat resam kita’ but the malays also got a lot of pantang larang( gess its called taboo in english) among a few’ Melayu pantang main or pegang kepala’ Melayu pantang tunjuk guna kaki(don’t point using ur feet) and if to be more humble u use ur thumb to point( not even like Sam DOLLAH using his 2nd finger or jari telunjuk, of coz its not wrong,heheh) and you don’t criticize the malays’ family or their family members, hehe..pantang tok nenek aku..(common exclamation when angry) i guess bro Vin the list goes on…

I think the Govt is trying to save face la…maruah sum1 and trust me its not TUN M’s… ciao bro.. Truth prevail and TIME WILL TELL..

SAY NO TO NWO!!

As a tax payer I reserve my rights to bring the matter to court.
Any FOC lawyers out there ? Where is Karpal Singh ?