PETALING JAYA: The power of the Prime Minister to influence the appointment of judges has to stop or be removed. Former Transparency International Mal...
: The power of the Prime Minister to influence the appointment of judges has to stop or be removed.
“If impunity is not abolished, all efforts to bring an end to corruption in Malaysia will be in vain. The Pakatan Harapan government has to ensure the appointment of judges are based on integrity, merit and experience regardless of political interests,“ he told theSun. He said it was only natural for such perception to seep into the minds of Malaysians as there have been cases of judges being held or found guilty of being on the take including a recent case of a sessions court judge and a deputy public prosecutor being nabbed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in Kuala Kubu Baru for allegedly taking kickbacks to free detained illegal immigrants.
Akhbar said due to the complexity of cases in the present era, judges should equip themselves with knowledge in specialised areas such as forensics accounting, cyber crimes and big data.
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