Does the king have the final say on judges? Law expert wonders aloud


Bede Hong

The appointment of Md Raus Sharif and Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin as additional judges in order to extend their services as chief justice and appeals court president has sparked much debate in the legal fraternity. – EPA pic, July 22, 2017.

THE role of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the recent use of Article 122(1A) to appoint additional judges requires a separate and fuller discussion, said a constitutional legal expert.

On July 7, the government extended the services of Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, who will serve an extra three and two years respectively.


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