On July 18, the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court announced that Court of Appeal Judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Malaysia, succeeding Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who retired on July 2.
The statement also confirmed two other senior judicial appointments: Federal Court Judge Abu Bakar Jais as the new President of the Court of Appeal, and Court of Appeal Judge Azizah Nawawi as the Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak.
Will these new appointments help ease concerns over the judiciary? What is the core issue, and what demands have been raised in response?
Follow this special report by KiniTV as we explore the issues involving the judiciary.