KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to separate the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor will be referred to a special select committee, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said the Special Select Committee would examine the Bill, including the accountability mechanism for the Public Prosecutor, and propose any necessary amendments in relation to the matter.
She added that the Special Select Committee would prepare a statement containing proposed amendments to the Bill within three months.
"The Special Select Committee may, if necessary, extend the period," she said when tabling the motion for its second reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (March 3).
The motion to refer the Bill to the committee was then approved by a majority vote of the Members of Parliament.
For the Special Select Committee, Azalina it will be will be chaired by her and that it consist of both government and opposition MPs.
She added that the Special Select Committee may invite any party, such as MPs, legal and constitutional experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as the community and other individuals, to attend committee meetings from time to time.
The government MPs are Selayang MP William Leong; Syahredzan Johan (PH-Bangi); Adly Zahari (PH-Alor Gajah); Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong); Roy Angau Gingkoi (GPS-Lubok Antu); Datuk Lo Su Fui (GRS-Tawau) and Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor)
The opposition MPs include Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, who is also the Larut MP, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu), Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiande (PN-Beluran), as well as Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
