Four new appointees to judicial commission


In the pursuit of justice: (From left) Dr Shad, Mah, Hishamudin and Albert.

PETALING JAYA: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) sees four new faces, with the appointments of three former Court of Appeal judges and constitutional law expert Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi on Sept 4 as eminent persons.

The three former judges are Datuk Mah Weng Kwai, Datuk Linton Albert and Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus. Mah is also a Malaysian Human Rights Commissioner and former Malaysian Bar president.

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