{
  "id": 17522963,
  "title": "Idrus Harun antara dilantik ahli Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/idrus-harun-antara-dilantik-ahli-suruhanjaya-pelantikan-kehakiman-17522963",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/01/idrus-harun-antara-dilantik-ahli-suruhanjaya-pelantikan-kehakiman"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has appointed four individuals, including former state counsel Idrus Harun, as members of the Judicial Appointments Commission for a two-year term starting from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2028. Among the appointees are former Federal Court judge Zainun Ali and former senior legal adviser at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dr. Hartini Saripan.\n\nThe appointment process is in accordance with subsection 5(1)(f) of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 (Act 695). The Secretariat of the Judicial Appointments Commission announced that the appointment is for a term of two years commencing from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2028.\n\nThe Judicial Appointments Commission also expressed gratitude and recognition for the service and contributions made by Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid during her tenure as a member of the Commission.",
  "summary": "Bekas peguam negara itu adalah antara empat individu yang dilantik Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former AG Idrus Harun among four appointed as members of Judicial Appointments Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/former-ag-idrus-harun-among-four-appointed-as-members-of-judicial",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:09:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Idrus Harun among 4 appointed as members of Judicial Appointments Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/idrus-harun-among-4-appointed-as-members-of-judicial-appointments",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:29:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}