The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has demanded that Putrajaya halt what it described as a "politically motivated" sedition investigation against members of the Malaysian Bar over a motion on the removal of Mohamed Apandi Ali as attorney-general.

“The Malaysian authorities are using the archaic, colonial Sedition Act to harass and silence lawyers who are demanding that the country’s legal authorities observe international standards of propriety and independence,” said Emerlynne Gil, ICJ’s senior legal adviser for Southeast Asia