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Free Malaysia Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Over 400 Bar members gather for judicial independence walk
Rally participants at the Palace of Justice, preparing to proceed to the Prime Minister's Office. PUTRAJAYA : Over 400 members of the Malaysian Bar gathered outside the Palace of Justice this afternoon for a symbolic march to defend the integrity of the judiciary. Dressed in black suits and white shirts, the lawyers held up placards and chanted slogans before commencing their walk to the Prime Minister's Office at 2.30pm. Notable figures spotted at the rally included former Bar presidents Ambiga Sreenevasan and Karen Cheah, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar, former attorney-general Tommy Thomas and former Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim. The rally was organised following the Bar's call for the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry into alleged interference in judicial appointments, which the legal body says poses a serious threat to the doctrine of separation of powers and the rule of law. Participants began assembling at 2pm, preparing to proceed to the Prime Minister's Office where they are expected to hand over a memorandum outlining their concerns and demands. The memorandum's four demands include having judicial leadership positions filled by judges of integrity with proven track records of quality and clear judgments; and having multiple vacancies in the judiciary filled up quickly to prevent delays to the hearing of court cases. The Judicial Appointments Commission has listed 31 vacancies which have yet to be filled, including the posts vacated by former chief justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and former Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, both of whom retired earlier this month. Besides the top two posts, the Federal Court has two vacancies for judges while the Court of Appeal has three and the High Court, 24.
The Star
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Prominent figures join 'Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence'
PUTRAJAYA: Top legal figures including former Bar Council presidents and politicians have been seen at the "Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence" in front of the Palace of Justice on Monday (July 14). Among them are former Bar Council presidents Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Karen Cheah, and lawyer Siti Kasim. Perikatan chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan is also present. When asked if he was there as a lawyer or to represent PAS, the PAS secretary-general said he was attending in both capacities. Former Senate president Tan Sri Rais Yatim was also seen at the walk. The Malaysian Bar clarified earlier on Monday that its "Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence"—a march from the Palace of Justice (POJ) to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to submit a memorandum—is not politically motivated, even as reports suggest other groups may participate. The circular further stated that representatives from the PMO will be present to receive the memorandum after the 2.6km walk from the POJ to the PMO, where the event is scheduled to begin at 2pm.
Malaysiakini
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
CJ's tenure not tied to PM's feelings, Ambiga schools Nazri on judiciary
Former Malaysian Bar president Ambiga Sreenevasan has rebuked the notion that a chief justice's future should hinge on whether the prime minister takes offence to their remarks, warning that such thinking poses a dangerous affront to judicial independence. She was responding to former law minister Nazri Abdul Aziz, who attributed the non-extension of former chief justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat's tenure to her speech in Malta in April, where she called for the removal of the prime minister's role in judicial appointments. 'Firstly, the comments by Tengku Maimun in Malta are not...
