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A former driver employed by a Kuala Lumpur High Court judge has been sentenced to three months imprisonment after pleading guilty to criminal intimidation offences, marking a significant case involving court officials.
Tun Mohamed Eusoff Chin, Malaysia's second Chief Justice from 1994 to 2000, was buried at Section 9 Muslim Cemetery in Kota Damansara today following funeral prayers held at Masjid Al-Hidayah, Kelana Jaya.
Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has been sentenced to five weeks in prison for contempt of court. The sentence relates to public statements he made regarding the judicial inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir.
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has exhausted her legal options after the Federal Court refused to review its earlier decision denying her request to disqualify the judge who convicted her in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case.
Sabah's parliament has approved two significant bills reforming Islamic inheritance law and native customary courts, introducing systematic frameworks and merit-based judicial appointments while preserving indigenous legal traditions.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as new judicial commissioners in a significant expansion of the High Court bench. The appointments include the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president.