Malaysia

Passing no-confidence vote against AG within Bar’s prerogative: Azalina

It was part of legal body’s resolution on judicial independence, says law minister

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 12 May 2023 4:32PM

Passing no-confidence vote against AG within Bar’s prerogative: Azalina
Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said stresses that the government must be open in accepting even negative feedback from the people or from professional bodies such as the Malaysian Bar. – Bernama pic, May 12, 2023

KOTA TINGGI – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said it is the right of the Malaysian Bar to pass a no-confidence vote against Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun.

“The no-confidence vote was part of a resolution on judicial independence and upholding the rule of law, which was adopted at the Malaysian Bar’s Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday (May 10),” she said.

Azalina stressed that the government must be open in accepting even negative feedback from the people or from professional bodies such as the legal body.

“Malaysia is a free country. I don’t mind...for me, it’s their right. 

“The Madani government is a government that practices democracy, and we must be open to criticism,” she told reporters at the Aidilfitri open house of Pengerang parliamentary constituency at Dewan Kejora Bandar Penawar here today. – Bernama, May 12, 2023

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