Unexpected guest at lawyers' march, Nurul Izzah, gets roasted as 'drama queen seeking cheap publicity'
Unfazed with her justification that her participation reflected her concern on the need to defend the integrity of the nation's judicial institution, detractors seemed to regard her action as opportunistic when she has 'all the access in the world to reach out to her father to convey her grievances'.
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈 𝐊𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍
Saya turut bersama-sama Majlis Peguam Malaysia berarak bagi mempertahankan salah satu tiang utama demokrasi kita – kebebasan badan kehakiman.
Saya pernah bersuara ketika Kerajaan PN mencabul demokrasi dengan menutup Dewan Rakyat.… pic.twitter.com/kCmYpVy94V
— Nurul Izzah Anwar 🇲🇾 🌺 (@n_izzah) July 14, 2025
'So, she against his father? 😂 Nice joke,' quipped a commenter to a Facebook (FB) footage by The Star with another chipping in 'Aiyooo … just talk to your father la … very best actor la you all, like father like daughter'.
Over at the Berita Harian FB page, the trolling was even more intense with one commenter wondering 'how could people still be supporting the parti wayang anak-beranak (literally, 'family acting party') with some contending that the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sent by her father as 'a spy'.
While some poked fun at her for daring to oppose her father who is also the PKR president, others teased her for 'not inviting her father to tag along'.
An amusing meme of Nurul Izzah's participation in yesterday's walk was that from former UMNO supreme council member Isham Jalil who felt inspired to turn the event into a 'box office movie'.
'It starred Yuyul Jijah. This is the sequel to Ajam Becki's never-ending story,' penned Isham who was fired from UMNO on Dec 7, 2023 for disagreeing to cooperate with DAP in elections.
Editor's Note: Nurul Izzah had on May 16 volunteered to submit objection over the third contract extension of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) head honcho Tan Sri Azam Baki to PMX. She has not furnished any update since then.
On a serious note, the Malaysian Bar president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab has personally handed over the memorandum on safeguarding judicial independence to Datuk Zamri Misman who is the director-general of the Legal Affairs Division at the PMO.
In a nutshell, the 'Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence' can be described as successful for it was attended by members of the Bar, chambers and concerned members of the public.
Even human rights activist and lawyer Siti Kasim who has been unwell made it a point to participate in the event.
'Ready to walk the talk!! In the bus waiting to be transported to POJ. Uphold the independence of our judiciary!! 💪💪' she penned on her FB page.
Highlighting specific concerns raised in the memorandum, Ezri pointed out the alarming judicial vacancies.
'Among the matters raised is the need to fill the existing vacancies in the judiciary … We were informed that some cases have been scheduled as far ahead as the year 2030, and this will disrupt the functioning of the courts and negatively affect clients,' he added. – July 15, 2025
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