Ex-judge calls for proper selection, another wants an RCI

Following the Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer's stunning revelation in an affidavit this week about alleged judicial misconduct, a former High Court judge has stressed the importance of selecting judges with integrity.

Another former judge supports the calls for the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to look into the alleged judicial interference.

Former High Court judge Syed Ahmad Idid Syed Ahmad believes the present top four judges in the judiciary are committed to their work and that the judiciary is headed in the straight path...