KUALA LUMPUR: The constitutional amendment to separate the roles of the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor is expected to proceed in October after relevant recommendations are presented to the Conference of Rulers.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic), who disclosed this, said the decision to present the recommendations of the Special Select Committee was made by the Prime Minister during a Cabinet meeting.
“The Conference of Rulers meeting is expected to take place in October, which is also when the final parliamentary session for the year will be held.
“After that, we hope the amendment related to the separation of the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor roles can proceed,” she said in the Dewan Negara yesterday, Bernama reported.
She was replying to Senator Datuk Abdul Halim Suleiman on the status of the Attorney General-Public Prosecutor separation and broader achievements of the government’s reform agenda.
On the government’s institutional reform agenda, she said 21 major reform initiatives had been implemented from 2022 to 2025.
She said the government was pressing ahead with several key reform initiatives this year to strengthen governance, enhance institutional accountability and reinforce the system of checks and balances.
