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NEW MALAYSIA CHIEF JUSTICE PROMISES TO DEFEND OATH
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) - The new Chief Justice of Malaysia,
Arifin Zakaria, has promised whole-heartedly to defend the oath of his post at all times by emphasising the quality of judgements and giving priority to justice without any compromise.
In his maiden speech as the 13th Chief Justice of Malaysia, Arifin said integrity and independence of the judiciary must be defended at all times because the body is the last bastion for the people to get justice.
"In this context, every strata of society must be given unlimited access to justice without any hindrance," he said in his speech of appointment to the highest post in the judiciary.
Arifin reminded the body that their main duty is to implement justice between disputing parties and that the decisions of the judiciary must be just and equitable, regardless of the situation.
Arifin, who replaced Zaki Azmi following the latter's retirement last week, said it is his mission as the new head of the judiciary, and together with his colleagues, to continue the excellence achieved by the body.
Arifin said towards this aim, existing reforms to the judiciary would be continued and further stabilised with the introduction of several new steps and approaches to upgrade the delivery system and the implementation of national justice to a higher level.
He underlined four new steps, the first making mediation as a core component in the judiciary system including giving training to judges and officers to firm up their efficiency as mediators.
The second, he said, is having a body responsible for the training of judges and officers like in other countries, because currently training is conducted in an ad hoc manner.
Arifin said the body responsible for training judges would be set up under the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) with the cooperation of the office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court.
Third is a method of combining courts (Combined Rules of Courts), a new method to simplify and ease procedures in civil cases, which will be implemented soon.
The last step, Arifin said, is raising the jurisdiction of the Subodinates Court by amendmends to the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 to increase the civil jurisdiction of the Sessions and Magistrate's courts, although the amendments require the approval of the government.
He also said his appointment is a heavy responsibility placed on him whereby the excellence of the judiciary becomes a benchmark to him, and hoped that he could at least stay abreast of it.
Arifin said in order to realise the aspiration, he needs the correct and solid support of all quarters including judges and judiciary officers, Attorney General’s Chambers, lawyers and other related agencies.
He also recorded his indebtedness to all his family members especially his mother and father, wife and children for their support.
In his speech, Arifin said it was the sixth time he took an oath of office since he became a judge.
"This shows how important the oath which is made by a judge is. The oath is always renewed with each appointment to a new post. But my oath this time is a bit different in terms of content and how it is carried out," he said.
Arifin said under the sixth schedule of the Federal Constitution, the oath of the Chief Justice of Malaysia differs from that of other judges, and according to the constitution, the oath of the post of Chief Justice of Malaysia must be pronounced in front of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).
"What is important for me to stress here is, I promise wholeheartedly to defend my oath at all times, in whatever situation," he said.
He also promised to give his best in heading the body as entrusted to him, and recorded his appreciation and thanks to Zaki for implementing reforms in the judiciary body to the extent of achieving a benchmark of excellence for him to follow.
"I will endeavour to follow in his footsteps to the best of my ability. Hopefully, I will not disappoint him," he added.
Arifin Zakaria, has promised whole-heartedly to defend the oath of his post at all times by emphasising the quality of judgements and giving priority to justice without any compromise.
In his maiden speech as the 13th Chief Justice of Malaysia, Arifin said integrity and independence of the judiciary must be defended at all times because the body is the last bastion for the people to get justice.
"In this context, every strata of society must be given unlimited access to justice without any hindrance," he said in his speech of appointment to the highest post in the judiciary.
Arifin reminded the body that their main duty is to implement justice between disputing parties and that the decisions of the judiciary must be just and equitable, regardless of the situation.
Arifin, who replaced Zaki Azmi following the latter's retirement last week, said it is his mission as the new head of the judiciary, and together with his colleagues, to continue the excellence achieved by the body.
Arifin said towards this aim, existing reforms to the judiciary would be continued and further stabilised with the introduction of several new steps and approaches to upgrade the delivery system and the implementation of national justice to a higher level.
He underlined four new steps, the first making mediation as a core component in the judiciary system including giving training to judges and officers to firm up their efficiency as mediators.
The second, he said, is having a body responsible for the training of judges and officers like in other countries, because currently training is conducted in an ad hoc manner.
Arifin said the body responsible for training judges would be set up under the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) with the cooperation of the office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court.
Third is a method of combining courts (Combined Rules of Courts), a new method to simplify and ease procedures in civil cases, which will be implemented soon.
The last step, Arifin said, is raising the jurisdiction of the Subodinates Court by amendmends to the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 to increase the civil jurisdiction of the Sessions and Magistrate's courts, although the amendments require the approval of the government.
He also said his appointment is a heavy responsibility placed on him whereby the excellence of the judiciary becomes a benchmark to him, and hoped that he could at least stay abreast of it.
Arifin said in order to realise the aspiration, he needs the correct and solid support of all quarters including judges and judiciary officers, Attorney General’s Chambers, lawyers and other related agencies.
He also recorded his indebtedness to all his family members especially his mother and father, wife and children for their support.
In his speech, Arifin said it was the sixth time he took an oath of office since he became a judge.
"This shows how important the oath which is made by a judge is. The oath is always renewed with each appointment to a new post. But my oath this time is a bit different in terms of content and how it is carried out," he said.
Arifin said under the sixth schedule of the Federal Constitution, the oath of the Chief Justice of Malaysia differs from that of other judges, and according to the constitution, the oath of the post of Chief Justice of Malaysia must be pronounced in front of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).
"What is important for me to stress here is, I promise wholeheartedly to defend my oath at all times, in whatever situation," he said.
He also promised to give his best in heading the body as entrusted to him, and recorded his appreciation and thanks to Zaki for implementing reforms in the judiciary body to the extent of achieving a benchmark of excellence for him to follow.
"I will endeavour to follow in his footsteps to the best of my ability. Hopefully, I will not disappoint him," he added.
