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Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat giving a speech at the Golden Jubilee celebration of University Malaya’s (UM) Faculty of Law. - BERNAMA

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob during his speech at the Golden Jubilee celebration of University Malaya’s (UM) Faculty of Law. - BERNAMA

Police will summon several individuals who had participated in the "Walk for Judiciary Independence" assembly, which was held at Padang Merbok, this morning.

The Malaysian Bar members had gathered and held placards for the Walk for Judicial Independence at Padang Merbok, here today.

Former Malaysian Bar chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan

Hundreds of Malaysian Bar Council members gathered at Padang Merbok here today in support of the Walk for Judiciary Independence

Wan Ahmad Farid said he decided to recuse himself from hearing the application as one of his immediate family members is a very active politician and a divisional leader in the same political party as Najib, who is the appellant. Photo: 123RF

Former Malaysian Bar president Ambiga Sreenevasan has urged all lawyers to attend the walk this Friday from Padang Merbok to the Parliament building.

Nazri said he believed that the judiciary, legislative and MACC were under serious attacks with efforts to undermine the independence of these bodies.