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Former Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi has cautioned that artificial intelligence should remain a decision-support tool rather than replace human judgment, particularly in judicial matters where experience, ethics, and reasoning remain paramount.
The wife of missing Pastor Raymond Koh has made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim following a Court of Appeal decision to halt a High Court order that would have required police to restart their investigation into his 2017 disappearance.
Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's attempt to challenge a judge's recusal decision in her solar hybrid energy graft case, marking another legal setback for the former Prime Minister's wife.
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has exhausted her legal options after the Federal Court declined to reconsider its decision to keep the judge who convicted her in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project case.
The Chief Judge of Malaya has approved the appointment of 17 new judicial commissioners in a major staffing expansion aimed at reducing case backlogs in the High Court, marking one of the judiciary's most significant recruitment initiatives in recent years.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as new judicial commissioners, including the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president. The latest round of judicial appointments strengthens the High Court bench.
Federal Court chairman Justice Abu Bakar Jais has defended the postponement of a high-profile ruling, attributing the delay to a judge's health condition and noting such situations are routine within Malaysia's judicial system.
The Federal Court has adjourned proceedings in Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's appeal after two of three judges disagreed on the case outcome. The third judge's decision will determine the final ruling.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has given evidence at the High Court in the corruption trial of ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, which centres on the Jana Wibawa initiative.
A Bangladesh tribunal has sentenced three police officers to death in absentia for their roles in killing demonstrators during the 2024 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government. Additional officers received life sentences.