Pensioners plan mammoth rally against govt’s legal challenge

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A group aims to rope in 10,000 pensioners and veterans for the gathering, planned in April.    Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/03/pensioners-plan-mammoth-rally-against-govts-legal-challenge/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/03/tak-puas-hati-kerajaan-cabar-keputusan-mahkamah-pesara-rancang-himpunan-raksasa/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #Pensioner #Rally

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00:00A group of pensioners, including former servicemen, are planning a mammoth gathering in April

00:06to protest against the government's decision to challenge a high court order to revise

00:11and backdate their pensions.

00:14The group's spokesman, Rafik Ahmad Nordin, said they aim to get 10,000 pensioners and

00:18veterans to demand that the government implement the court order.

00:22He said the rally is tentatively set for April 18.

00:26The controversy began when a high court judge ruled on January 16 that pensioners were entitled

00:31to adjusted pensions based on a 2016 circular ordering the government to pay fees within

00:37three months.

00:39Despite their efforts, the pensioners have not received any response from Prime Minister

00:42Anwar Ibrahim regarding a request for a meeting and are further disheartened by the Attorney

00:47General's chambers appealing the court's decision.

00:51Rafik said the group was also upset that the government had no issue in backdating the

00:56pensions for retired judges, which they were informed ranged from RM200,000 to RM400,000.

01:03This issue was highlighted when a senior official from the Attorney General's chambers confirmed

01:08that these judges had received their revised pensions last November.

01:13Rafik criticized the government for rectifying the judges' pension issues while neglecting

01:17similar adjustments for lower-income pensioners, which he views as discriminatory and unlawful

01:23under the current laws regarding pension adjustments linked to salary revisions.

01:28Dhanesh Rajareza, FNT News.

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