Chief Justice and president of Court of Appeal resign

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KOTA KINABALU: To top members of the Malaysian judiciary have resigned.

They are Malaysia’s Chief Justice, Tun Raus Sharif, and the President of the Court of Appeal, Tun Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin.

They tendered their resignations  on Wednesday, June 13 and their resignations will take effect from July 31, onward.

A statement released from their office stated that they had spoke to Prime Minister about their intentions to resign on May 15 and to allow them for a period of time to complete their duties.

They had sent their respective resignation letters to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on June 7, 2018 and the resignation takes effect on July 31, 2018.-pr/BNN