Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Deputy President Nurul Izzah was also spotted in the crowd on Monday.
“Today, we exercise the right to peaceful assembly guaranteed by the constitution and upheld by the prime minister … in the spirit of reform and justice, which are the foundations of Keadilan (PKR), we need to improve the existing structure by making it more transparent,” Nurul Izzah told reporters.
She has called for a probe into allegations of judicial interference and leak of what is believed to be confidential minutes from the JAC meeting.
“It is important that these allegations be investigated to restore our trust in our judiciary,” said the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday, as quoted by local news outlet The Star.
Among other prominent figures spotted at the rally were Islamic party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, who had confirmed his opposition party’s participation earlier on Friday.
Other political figures like former Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim and former Deputy Minister of Human Resources and PAS Member of Parliament Awang Hashim were also seen, according to Free Malaysia Today.
The Dewan Negara is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia. Rais is a former law minister from the United Malays National Organisation, which is now part of Anwar’s coalition government.
Notable members of the legal fraternity – former attorney-general Tommy Thomas and former Malaysian Bar presidents Ambiga Sreenevasan and Karen Cheah, as well as lawyer Siti Kassim, were also spotted outside the Palace of Justice on Monday afternoon, local media reported.
