SUBANG JAYA: The draft Cabinet paper on the separation of powers between the Attorney General's Chambers and the public prosecutor's office is expected to be ready by the middle of 2025, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said that the Cabinet had accepted the proposed division of functions and a minister has been assigned to lead a task force overseeing the matter.
However, he said that it could take some time as it involves various legal amendments, including to the Federal Constitution.
"Having said that, it will run through, hopefully by the middle of next year.
"I haven't seen the draft yet. The only paper presented so far was a policy decision on whether we agree with the division passed by the Cabinet," he said in a special interview with chief editors on Saturday (Dec 21).
On Dec 4, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said that reform efforts being undertaken on the separation of powers between the Attorney General's Chambers and the public prosecutor's office would be a lengthy process.
"We need a thorough study because Malaysia has various laws. In other countries that have separation of powers, some have backtracked. This is a big problem and that is why we need a comprehensive and in-depth study.
"It (study) is necessary so that the decision on the separation of powers remains permanent," she said during Question Time in Dewan Negara.
