New CJ vows to put justice before politics


PUTRAJAYA: Newly minted Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh has vowed to safeguard the independence of the judiciary amid criticism on his background in politics.

Referring to his time in the legislative and executive branches, Wan Ahmad Farid acknowledged his long and varied career, describing it as “something that I could not erase”.

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