‘Defer readings of Bills’

Addressing the media: Takiyuddin speaking to reporters at Parliament. — Photo courtesy of Parliament Malaysia

THE readings of the Bills to separate the powers of the Attorney General (AG) and the Public Prosecutor (PP), and to limit the Prime Minister’s tenure to two terms, should be deferred pen­ding scrutiny by a bipartisan parliamentary special committee that includes civil society groups.

The call was made by Oppo­sition chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, who said that the proposed laws required constitutional amendments and should be deliberated by a special committee for that purpose rather than by an existing parliamentary special select committee (PSSC).