KUALA LUMPUR: The constitutional amendment Bill to separate the powers of the attorney general and Public Prosecutor (PP) will not be tabled for the second reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (July 13).
The Bill was to be tabled alongside a report by the Special Select Committee on the separation of powers of the attorney general and PP. It is understood that the motion will have to be debated and passed before the Bill as it involves an additional amendment.
The Star has learnt that the postponement was formally conveyed to MPs despite the matter being listed on the order paper. Lawmakers received a message informing them that the motion on the report would not be tabled on Monday.
Instead, the business of the Dewan Rakyat will proceed until the Control of Padi and Rice (Amendment) Bill 2026 has been decided. The constitutional amendment Bill and report were originally slated to take place immediately after that legislative matter.
Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung also confirmed that the motion would not be tabled.
The Bill, which is a major constitutional amendment, requires a two-thirds majority in the Dewan Rakyat to pass. It was deferred to a 12-member bipartisan committee following its second reading in March this year.
