Special Corruption High Court gets new judge, effective from Apr 1

Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin has been appointed to preside over the newly established Special Corruption High Court, effective from Apr 1.

This was mentioned in a circular signed by the Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Hashim Hamzah.

Shah Alam High Court judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin will be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court, while Johor Bahru High Court judge Noor Hisham Ismail will take over his post in Shah Alam to fill in the void.

“The Judge shall complete all part-heard cases before this Transfer Order comes into effect.

“If they cannot be completed, the list of part-heard cases must be submitted to me for further instructions, stating the stage of trial of those cases.

“The Officer in Charge of the Responsibility Centre concerned shall submit a Statement of Change in relation to this Placement Order to the relevant parties,” Hashim said in the circular.

The Federal Court’s Chief Registrar’s Office announced on Jan 20 that the judiciary had set up a Special Corruption High Court to hear corruption cases and appeals from the Special Corruption Sessions Courts.

This was done following a royal decree by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim at the opening of parliament session a day earlier.

There are 14 Special Corruption Sessions Courts operating nationwide with the aim to resolve each case within a year of registration.