Reports that Attorney General 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 responsible for law and institutional reform, shares his concerns on what this might mean for the independence of Malaysia’s judiciary.
Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning and Keith Kam Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim/BFM
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