Syariah lies outside AG's powers, and M'sia has had non-Malay AGs before

PETALING JAYA: The idea that the next Attorney-General (AG) should be Malay-Muslim so that he can advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Syariah matters, among other concerns, goes against what is drafted in the Federal Constitution.

"Article 145(3) puts any proceedings before the Syariah courts outside the AG's powers," said constitutional law expert Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi (pic).