Parliament will choose judge candidates, says Dr Mahathir


Looi Sue-Chern

Dr Mahathir Mohamad's announcement indicates that the prime minister will no longer have the final say on who is to be appointed to serve as judge in the higher courts. – The Malaysian Insight pic, October 10, 2018.

PARLIAMENT will decide on the candidates to be considered for appointment as judges, said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today.

He said a parliamentary select committee would determine whether proposed judiciary candidates were right for the job.


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