THE office of the chief registrar of the Federal Court said it will create a special High Court to hear corruption trials and appeals from special sessions courts.
The decision was made following a meeting between Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Hashim Hamzah and Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh.
"The chief judge of Malaya, after consulting the chief justice, has agreed that the Malaysian judiciary will take the initiative to establish a Special High Court to hear corruption trials and also to hear appeals from the Special Corruption Sessions Courts.
“As a start, this initiative will be implemented at the Kuala Lumpur High Court," it said in a statement.
Yesterday, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, in opening Parliament’s 2026 session, called on the government to appoint experienced judges and set up a special court pathway to ensure that corruption cases are quickly heard and resolved.
"The government must provide experienced judges and a special pathway in court so that corruption trials can be concluded quickly.
"Corruption must be combated in a major way. The people must become the eyes and ears and report any form of corruption crime," His Majesty said in his Royal Address at the opening of the first meeting of the fifth session of the 15th Parliament.
The king also called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to conduct investigations swiftly, firmly and thoroughly.
Meanwhile, the statement also said that there are currently fourteen (14) Special Corruption Sessions Courts established to hear corruption cases throughout Malaysia, to resolve cases within one year from the date of registration. – January 20, 2026
