KUALA LUMPUR: A survey conducted by an American research-based and global performance management consulting company has shown that most Malaysians trust the judicial system and the courts.
The result of the Gallup 2013 survey, released on Oct 22, showed that 70 per cent of Malaysians polled expressed confidence in the rule of law in Malaysia, 27 per cent had no confidence and the rest said they did not know or refused to answer.
Gallup interviewed 1,000 people through phone calls made in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese between Sept 17 and Nov 29 last year.
The 70 per cent confidence level in the judiciary is the highest among five Southeast Asian countries that took part in the survey.
People in Thailand and Vietnam showed a 66 per cent confidence level while in the Philippines, only 61 per cent trusted the judicial system and the courts.
In Indonesia, only 53 per cent said they trusted the system.