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Chief Judge Of Malaya : An Appointment With Wide Implications

Ramkarpal Singh, Former Deputy Minister, Prime Minister's Department

16-Jul-24 08:30

Chief Judge Of Malaya : An Appointment With Wide Implications

Reports that Attorney-General Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh is expected to be appointed as a Federal Court judge, with the possibility of later assuming the role of Chief Judge of Malaya, have raised concerns about executive influence in judicial appointments. Ramkarpal Singh, a former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), shares his concerns on what this might mean for the independence of Malaysia's judiciary.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  politics,  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh,  Federal Court Judge,  Chief Judge of Malaya,  attorney-general, 


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