Azalina: Do not politicise judges’ appointments


PETALING JAYA: The appointments of Chief Justice Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin as additional judges in the Federal Court should not be politicised, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).

In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said that the appointments are in accordance with clause (1A) of Article 122 of the Federal Constitution.

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