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The former driver of a Kuala Lumpur High Court judge has received a three-month prison sentence after admitting to criminal intimidation. The case highlights ongoing concerns about judicial conduct and the conduct of those associated with the bench.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has paid tribute to Tun Mohamed Eusoff Chin, Malaysia's second Chief Justice who died on August 7 at age 91, praising his significant contributions to the nation's judicial system.
Former Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi has emphasized that artificial intelligence serves as a decision-making aid rather than a replacement for human judgment, citing the inherent limitations of AI systems and the critical role of experience and ethics in the judiciary.
A Honduran court has permitted former president Juan Orlando Hernández to stay free while standing trial on corruption charges. Hernández had been pardoned by President Trump last year following a US drug trafficking conviction.
Punjab's provincial government has named Irfan Sadiq Tarar as its new Prosecutor General, a three-year appointment made under the Punjab Criminal Prosecution Service Act 2006. The role became vacant after the previous office-holder's elevation to the bench.
Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has been sentenced to five weeks in jail after being convicted of contempt of court for remarks connected to the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as judicial commissioners to the High Court. The cohort includes the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president, marking another significant round of bench appointments.
The Federal Court's bench chairman has defended a recent case postponement resulting from a judge's illness, emphasising such delays are routine occurrences within the Malaysian judicial system.
The Court of Appeal has scheduled July 13 for case management in the ongoing defamation dispute involving Zaid Ibrahim and lawyers' Bar representatives after Justice Latifah Tahar recused herself from the proceedings.
Retired judge Gunalan has been admitted to practise as an advocate and solicitor at the High Court of Malaya, marking a professional transition three years after stepping down from the judiciary.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has taken the witness stand in the High Court to give evidence in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's corruption trial stemming from the Jana Wibawa programme.