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Anwar turns to MCMC after faux pas
New CJ vows to protect judicial independence
Court rules contagious people can still vote
Anwar turns to MCMC after faux pas
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has turned to the MCMC after PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin denied defending subsidies for foreigners as claimed by the premier.
Following the denial, Anwar ordered the MCMC to investigate the matter.
The MCMC, however, assured that Muhyiddin is only a witness in the case and that it is actually probing a TikTok video.
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New CJ vows to protect judicial independence
Chief Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh gave his unconditional pledge to safeguard judicial independence.
There had been concerns about Wan Ahmad Farid heading the judiciary given his past as an Umno politician.
Wan Ahmad Farid acknowledged that his history cannot be erased, nor would he want it to be, as it forms part of who he is.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hoped the new chief justice would carry out his duties with wisdom and integrity, in the pursuit of a fairer and more progressive Malaysia.
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Court rules contagious people can still vote
The Court of Appeal ruled that quarantine orders during pandemics should not prevent anyone from exercising their constitutional right to vote.
This is in response to a legal challenge by a voter, who was turned away at a polling centre during the 2022 Johor state election because he was Covid-19 positive.
However, the court ruled that the Election Commission had acted in good faith when it turned the voter away.
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