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Malay Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Home minister: CJ appointment process clear under Constitution, no room for political meddling
PUTRAJAYA, July 16 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said that the appointment process for the current vacancy for Chief Justice is clearly defined in the Federal Constitution and must be respected without any political interference. He said the appointment of the Chief Justice is governed by Article 122B of the Federal Constitution, which stipulates that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints the position on the advice of the Prime Minister and after consulting the Conference of Rulers. 'These three steps are enshrined in our Federal Constitution. There is no room for speculation or baseless accusations of executive interference,' Saifuddin told reporters in a press conference here today. MORE TO COME
The Herald
19-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
Nkabane may have misled parliament on Seta panel: portfolio committee
'Members of the committee said the information provided through the letter does not reflect the independence initially claimed and that it raises serious questions about the transparency and integrity of the appointment process.' The Sunday Times earlier this month reported the process of appointing the panel was never concluded. A high-level government source told the publication at the time there had been suspicion that the panel never existed. 'She would have to come out straight and say there was no panel, because she can't say to the president, 'I can't tell you',' said the source, who cannot be named. 'She has come to the end of the runway with her games. She is not forthcoming, to the point of wanting to play hide-and-seek with parliament. 'The president can't have conceivably appointed her and given her to understand she [does not need] to be transparent with the public and parliament. The president's government knows it is constitutionally bound to be transparent.'
