AG-PP Separation Requires Amendments To Constitution, 21 Other Laws - Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The separation of the roles of the Attorney-General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP) requires amendments to the Federal Constitution and 21 related laws, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

She said the extensive amendments mean the separation cannot take place overnight and must be planned thoroughly across parliamentary sittings.

“The same thing for AG-PP. If we do go to Parliament for a constitutional amendment, it cannot be done immediately. The implementation may take a year because of the 21 ancillary laws that we have to pass in Parliament.

“That will take time because we have three sittings a year. So it's not that if I do AG-PP today, I get the number and the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor is split tomorrow. It doesn't work that way,” she told reporters at the Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR) 2026 here today.

Emphasising that passing legislation requires disciplined execution, Azalina said regardless of the bills tabled in Parliament, implementation must proceed rapidly.

Azalina also urged lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to back the reforms and reach the required two-thirds majority of at least 148 MPs.

“The separation of the AG-PP roles must transcend political ideologies because the parties that will ultimately benefit from it are the political parties themselves.

“We do not want allegations of politically motivated prosecutions to arise following an election or a change of government. If we implement it now, it will bring greater benefits rather than harm to political parties and politicians,” she said.

She said the support of at least 148 MPs was crucial to ensuring the success of the proposed AG-PP separation amendment.

“Full support from all 218 MPs would send a positive signal to the people that political leaders are united in recognising the importance of this reform for the country's political future,” she said.

-- BERNAMA