Anwar gives clear signal that judiciary is free to carry out duties based on facts
07 Jan 2023 12:22am
Anwar gives clear signal that judiciary is free to carry out duties based on facts. - Bernama Photo
This was important to provide a clear signal to Malaysians that there is seperation of powers between the legislative, executive and judiciary in conducting their duties in accordance to their respective capacities.
He noted that there were assumptions that the judiciary, which had long been held as an institution of irrefutable and unquestionable high standing, had been compromised by executive dominance.
According to Anwar, even the Bar Council of Malaysia and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) were of the view that defects and weaknessses existed within the present judiciary.
"We see in the past few years, there have been changes and appointments in the judiciary, but I haven’t interfered with a single appointment. I follow the Judicial Appointments Commission’s process and then the Chief Justice will forward (a name) and I will accept it,” he said during the ‘Special Narrative with the Prime Minister’ interview on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) tonight. -- BERNAMA
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