Calls for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to resign from his position over concerns about the integrity of the country’s judiciary have intensified, with the Defend the Judiciary Secretariat threatening to take the matter to court.

Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said that during the secretariat’s meeting earlier today, the group led by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad decided to rescind its earlier resolution calling for Anwar to take a leave of absence.

Instead, he said the secretariat is now pushing for...