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Article: Call to create Judicial Appointments Commission
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V. Anbalagan; V. Vasudevan; Regina Lee; Ridzwan Abdullah; Jennifer
New Straits Times
05-17-2008
Call to create Judicial Appointments Commission
Byline: V. Anbalagan; V. Vasudevan; Regina Lee; Ridzwan Abdullah; Jennifer
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry, in its report, made several recommendations, including the creation of a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).
It says ample evidence emerged during its inquiry "which clearly indicates that there is cause for concern about how judges in the upper echelons of the judiciary were appointed and the selection criteria employed".
It notes that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad ...