Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang drew parallels to outgoing Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador's complaints about political interference in the force with allegations of judicial interference in 2007.

Lim noted that in the 2007 incident where a well-connected lawyer was caught on recording discussing the fixing the appointment of judges, then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had at least decided to address the issue by establishing a royal commission of inquiry (RCI)...