Malaysia's prime minister orders further consultation on separation of attorney general and prosecutor roles

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to hold further consultations on proposed constitutional amendments to separate the powers of the Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor. Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the directive followed matters raised by the Malay Rulers during a Conference of Rulers meeting on the proposed amendments. “The Prime Minister has instructed Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to engage with the Parliamentary Special Select Committee responsible for drafting the constitutional amendments. “Any subsequent amendments or improvements must then be presented to the Conference of Rulers,” he told his weekly press conference here today.
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