WE, the undersigned civil society organisations, are grateful to note that a majority of Dewan Rakyat MPs share many of the concerns raised by civil society regarding the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026.
MPs from PKR, Opposition MPs, and numerous MPs from different political parties whom we consulted in the last week have expressed reservations over (among others) the proposed discretionary appointment process for the new Public Prosecutor, the lack of a definite limit to his/her term of office and retirement age, the lack of restrictions or oversight over his/her prosecutorial powers, the composition of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, and the lack of clear, permanent parliamentary and judicial oversight mechanisms over the office of the Public Prosecutor and the office of the Attorney General.
