KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said there was no issue with the Malaysian Bar planning a march for judicial independence next week, but highlighted that both the Attorney General's Chambers and Istana Negara have addressed the matter.

He said the Bar was within its rights to hold the gathering, but urged all parties to respect Malaysia's legal processes and constitutional provisions when dealing with issues involving the judiciary.

"For the past two-and-a-half years, I have never interfered with the court's decisions," he was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.

On Monday, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and eight other MPs from Anwar's PKR called for a royal commission of inquiry on judicial appointments ...