Perikatan won't back Rafizi's bid for RCI into judicial appointments, says Takiyuddin

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Perikatan Nasional MPs will not back Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s call for MPs to support the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to look into the judicial appointments issue.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y3v35wh7   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Perikatan National MPs have declined to support Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli's call to

00:08establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry or RCI into judicial appointments. Perikatan's Chief

00:15Whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan confirmed that several MPs from the bloc received a letter from

00:22Rafizi on July 9, urging their support for his initiative to safeguard the integrity of the

00:28judiciary. While Perikatan MPs acknowledge Rafizi's concern over the Prime Minister's exclusive power

00:36in judicial appointments, a view consistent with the opposition's broader position,

00:41they disagree with the proposal to set up an RCI. Takiyuddin explained that any RCI would fall under

00:49the discretion of the Prime Minister who must advise the King in such matters. He argued that this

00:55makes the proposal ineffective, particularly if the Prime Minister himself becomes a subject of the

01:01inquiry. He also pointed out that Cabinet approval, which is led by the Prime Minister, would be

01:08required, further complicating the process. Earlier, on July 7, Rafizi, together with several senior PKR MPs,

01:17called for the formation of both an RCY and a Parliamentary Special Select Committee to address

01:24what they described as a growing crisis in the judiciary, as a number of senior judges are expected to leave

01:30the bench in the coming months.

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