00:00The former Minister of Law Zaid Ibrahim's proposal to continue the term of service as Chief Justice of the State, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, for five years, is in dispute with the institution.
00:12The lawyer of the Bastian Pius Vendagan Institution said the proposal was in dispute with the age of mandatory imprisonment of 66 years for judges of the Constitutional Court stated in Article 125 of the Constitutional Institution.
00:26The provision allows the Chief Justice to continue the term of service of judges who will serve up to six months.
00:33Vendagan said Zaid's proposal cannot be defended because it violates the role of the Chief Justice and the Prime Minister in the training of judges.
00:41Last week, Zaid urged the Chief Justice Hamzah Zainuddin to make a proposal to continue the term of service of Tengku Maimun for reasons of the need to preserve the freedom of the body of judges and ensure judges are appointed based on merit.
