A senior lawyer argued that the government’s reform efforts should include amending the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 to limit the prime minister’s powers in appointing judges.

Haniff Khatri Abdulla, as a guest on KiniTV’s Bahasa Malaysia podcast, said the amendments could be made to three specific sections of the Act - Section 5, 26, and 27.

“On the proposal for an outgoing chief justice to suggest a name to be their successor, I think...