Govt to study global models for judicial appointment reforms, says Azalina


KUALA LUMPUR: The government is carrying out an evidence-based comparative study of judicial appointment models in countries such as the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and India as part of ongoing institutional reforms, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) was responding to Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang), who asked whether the government intends to amend the Federal Constitution to reform the appointment process for the Chief Justice and senior judges.

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