JAC proposed Tengku Maimun for CJ’s post, says ex-member

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The source says then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was also right to consult his attorney-general to get details of Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/22/jac-proposed-tengku-maimun-for-cjs-post-says-ex-member  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/22/spk-cadang-tengku-maimun-jadi-ketua-hakim-negara-kata-bekas-ahli  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 #JudicialAppointmentsCommission #TengkuMaimunTuanMat #ChiefJustice #FederalCourt

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00:01The Judicial Appointments Commission had nominated Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat as Chief Justice

00:06despite being a junior federal court judge at the time, according to a former member of the appointing authority.

00:13The former JAC member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad accepted the proposal without objections.

00:23However, the former member confirmed that Tengku Maimun's name was submitted by the nine-member JAC and all procedures were followed strictly.

00:33The comments come in the wake of claims by former Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad that Tengku Maimun's appointment did not go through the JAC.

00:42These claims are based on a passage in former Attorney General Tommy Thomas' memoir,

00:47which says he suggested Tengku Maimun's name to Mahathir, who then took it to the Conference of Rulers for approval.

00:54The former member, however, said Hamid could not be blamed for relying on the passage in Thomas' memoir, which was quite inaccurate.

01:02The source also said Mahathir had the right to consult the Attorney General, who is the Chief Legal Advisor to the government,

01:09and that Thomas was well-placed to provide details about Tengku Maimun as Mahathir did not personally know her.

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