八点最热报 l 我国联邦法院首席大法官东姑麦文即将在今年7月2日年满66岁，这也是法官的法定退休年龄。因此，今天举行的2025法律年开幕仪式上，东姑麦文是最后一次以大法官的身份为这项司法界盛事发表致辞。（主播：萧慧敏）
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00:05Donggu Maiwen, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of China, will be 66 years old on July 2 this year.
00:10This is the legal retirement age of the judge.
00:12This means that she only has half a year left.
00:15Therefore, at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Legislative Year today,
00:19Donggu Maiwen is the last time to speak as a justice for this judicial history.
00:24Since she officially became the first female Chief Justice of Malaysia in 2019,
00:29Donggu Maiwen said that she was often labeled as anti-Islam,
00:34and often faced with accusations such as not being Islamic enough.
00:37Some even used her husband to ask her to withdraw from some cases.
00:42However, these hardships did not prevent her from fulfilling her duties,
00:46and could not shake her conscience.
00:48Donggu Maiwen also said that when the federal court was investigating some cases,
00:52it also confirmed that only the Congress has the right to pass a universal criminal law for all citizens,
00:58and not the State Council.
01:00For example, the case of the Islamic Sister Organization, SIS,
01:02challenging the Judicial Council of Snowy Island,
01:04explained the constitutional rights of Congress and the State Council.
01:08According to Article 4 of the Federal Constitution,
01:11the federal court eventually revoked these laws,
01:14because these laws violated the constitutional rights of the State Council.
01:18These rights should belong to Congress.
01:21Looking back at her tenure in the past few years,
01:23as the first female Chief Justice in the history of China,
01:25she has experienced four different prime ministers in her tenure.
01:29Donggu Maiwen said that she has witnessed four prime ministers from different political camps,
01:35including Duna, Mu Youding, Ismail Shabili, and the current prime minister, An Hua.
01:39But even if she encountered a case that had a political color,
01:42the judges she was in charge of were based on the law and the case,
01:46to make the right decision.
01:50She believes that these experiences are enough to prove
01:52that she has never been biased against anyone or the party.
01:55Donggu Maiwen said that since the 1988 judicial crisis,
01:59the reputation of China's judicial independence has been damaged,
02:02but has gradually recovered in recent years.
02:04And the key to judicial independence lies in the process of judicial appointment.
02:08Therefore, she called on An Hua to respect and maintain judicial independence
02:12in the subject of judicial appointment.
02:14She is also confident that An Hua will continue to defend judicial independence with the government,
02:18to ensure that the process of judicial appointment is carried out strictly according to the constitution and legal procedures,
02:23to avoid any political or personal interference.
02:48I will continue to unreservedly remain committed to upholding the cause of judicial independence.
02:54In addition to calling on An Hua,
02:56Donggu Maiwen, the upcoming Chief Justice of the Federal Court,
02:59also called on the judges to be fair and objective
03:02when hosting the opening and presentation of the 2025 Legislative Year.
03:07Regardless of the pressure from the administration or a specific group of interests,
03:11they must be fair and objective, and only judge based on the law.
03:15When I was appointed the first female Chief Justice of Malaysia,
03:19someone asked me,
03:20what would you do if the executive or any other influential party demands that you decide a case in a certain way?
03:29Before I answer the question, let me stress this.
03:32A judge, whether male or female, must always decide justly, fairly, and objectively.