Judiciary must remain independent, says PM

The Star

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and respecting judicial independence.  Speaking at the launch of the National PKR Congress in Johor Baru on Friday (May 23), Anwar emphasised that he believes in the independence of the judiciary and the integrity of the judicial appointment process, and stressed that he has never interfered in court decisions.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yc4nzpkn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Now this is the case.

00:02Now we talk about it,

00:04this is the MPH that is the most difficult

00:06because I am going to go into the case.

00:08This is the case.

00:12Two days later I met

00:14the Ketua Hakim Negara, I didn't meet.

00:16I met.

00:18I asked,

00:20in the past three years I was the MPH,

00:22where the case I was going to go into the case?

00:26That is the case that I was going to go into the case.

00:28Not in the case.

00:30Call the Ketua Hakim

00:32for arahan.

00:34This happened before.

00:36Orang keadilan lupakah?

00:38Hakim itu

00:40menerima arahan daripada penguasa.

00:42Ingat?

00:44Yes.

00:46But in this case,

00:48once again,

00:50in the case of Akademika Keadilan,

00:52in Akademika Hakiman,

00:54and so on.

00:56Tetapi tidak pernah sekali pun

00:58saya bicara soal

01:00keputusan

01:01penghakiman.

01:02Bagi saya,

01:04rule of law means precisely,

01:06excellencies,

01:07you do not interfere in the decision

01:09to be made by the judge.

01:11Now,

01:13kadang-kadang,

01:14kadang-kadang,

01:15saya pun mual

01:19dengan kepura-puraan ini.

01:23The hypocrisy of condoning the excesses of the past,

01:26where judges

01:27work at the wims and fences of the executive.

01:31Where decisions are made

01:33to suit the interest of the executive.

01:35Now, not one case

01:37have I discussed.

01:39Oh,

01:41dia bangkit soal

01:43penyambungan,

01:45pelantikan,

01:46ikut proses.

01:47Ada yang tanya,

01:48oh,

01:49Perdana Menteri tidak harus tampur.

01:50Sama sekali.

01:51Saya nak tanya.

01:52Ini,

01:53duta-duta besar,

01:54banyak.

01:55Zorjaya tinggi.

01:56Mana negara di dunia

01:58di mana ketua hakim

02:00dilantik tanpa

02:02pengetahuan

02:03atau rujukan

02:04atau pertanyaan

02:05kepada Perdana Menteri

02:06atau Presiden.

02:08Perancis,

02:09Jerman,

02:10Amerika Syarikat,

02:11United Kingdom,

02:12Australia,

02:13India,

02:14sebut negara mana.

02:16Semuanya

02:17harus ada perimbangan kuasa

02:19perundingan yang berlaku.

02:21Di sini, no.

02:22Tak boleh.

02:23Sebab,

02:24hanya 4-5 orang.

02:25Punyai kepintaran luar biasa

02:28untuk menentukan.

02:29Saya nak beritahu,

02:30saya tunduk kepada prinsip

02:32perlembagaan negara ini

02:33dan saya akan pastikan

02:35apa juga perlantikan

02:36tunduk kepada

02:38keputusan

02:39ikut hukum

02:40dan

02:41perundangan negara

02:42dan dirojok kepada

02:43Yang Deputuan Agong

02:45sepertimana diperuntukkan

02:46dalam perlembagaan

02:47dan after consultation

02:48dengan

02:49balik raja-raja.

02:50Bagi saya,

02:51selagi saya Perdana Menteri

02:52dengan

02:53emanah oleh rakan

02:54dalam kerajaan

02:56Madani

02:57ini prinsip kita.

02:58Kita pertahankan

02:59kebebasan badan

03:00kehakiman.

03:01Kita pertahankan

03:02cara dan kaedah

03:03perlantikan

03:04dan

03:05kuasa

03:06Yang Deputuan Agong.

03:07Tunggu.

03:08Tunggu.

03:09Tunggu.

03:10Tunggu.

03:11Tunggu.

03:12Tunggu.

03:13Tunggu.

03:14Tunggu.

03:15Tunggu.

03:16Tunggu.

03:17Tunggu.

03:18Tunggu.

03:19Tunggu.

03:20Tunggu.

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