Nurul Izzah calls for probe into allegations of judicial interference

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PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar joined hundreds of lawyers in the march from the Palace of Justice to the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday (July 14) in a gathering aimed at defending the independence of the judiciary.  In a following statement, she urged a probe into alleged judicial interference and the leak of confidential minutes from a Judicial Appointments Commission meeting.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/394ybkef  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00PKR Deputy President Nurul Iza Anwar joined hundreds of lawyers in the march from the

00:07Palace of Justice to the Prime Minister's office on Monday in a gathering aimed at defending

00:12the independence of the judiciary.

00:15In a following statement, she urged a probe into alleged judicial interference and the

00:20leak of confidential minutes from a Judicial Appointments Commission meeting.

00:25She said, restoring public trust in the judiciary is crucial and investigations could be initiated

00:31under Article 125 of the federal constitution via an independent tribunal of at least five

00:38senior judges.

00:39She added that she joined the Malaysian Bars March to defend judicial independence, calling

00:45it a key pillar in safeguarding democracy and preventing government overreach.

00:50Nurul Iza also stressed the need for greater transparency and reforms to uphold justice,

00:56adding that top judicial appointments must be based on capability and the highest moral

01:00integrity.

01:02Currently, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasna Mohamed Hashim is acting as Chief Justice, while

01:08Federal Court Judge Datuk Zabaraya Mohamed Yusuf is handling the duties of the Court of Appeal

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01:14Police are also probing the alleged leak of confidential minutes from a Judicial Appointments Commission

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