Increase retirement age of judges to 70, says outgoing Chief Justice


  • Nation
  • Monday, 27 Mar 2017

PUTRAJAYA: The retirement age for judges should be increased to 70 years old, said Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria.

  "We should amend our Constitution to increase the retirement age as the life expectancy of Malaysians has gone up," said Arifin at a special media interview at his meeting room here on Monday.

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