Anwar says judiciary appointments to be announced by Conference of Rulers tomorrow, urges end to ‘negative perception'
He said the announcement can hopefully dispel the 'negative perception' from Malaysians surrounding the issue.
'There are of course concerns expressed, and I must take note of that. First is the delay of appointment and secondly is the perception that some appointments to the key positions in the judiciary may be somewhat compromised,' he said in his speech at the International Conference On Governance And Integrity 2025 here.
'I can assure you that is not the case. I'm sure my legal friends can respect the fact that we must work based on the law and facts. Not perception. Leave the perception issue to the politicians, then only we can continue governing.'
Anwar reiterated that he had a lengthy discussion with the Conference of Rulers on the matter this morning.
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