KUALA LUMPUR – The government is studying whether the Attorney-General and the Public Prosecutor should be made answerable to Parliament, as it proceeds with plans to separate the two roles.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the proposal involves policy considerations that require careful and detailed assessment before any decision is taken.
“Regarding the accountability of the Attorney-General and the Public Prosecutor to Parliament, the matter is a policy issue that requires in-depth consideration and a comprehensive study of its legal implications, institutional structure and governance.
“As such, it is one of the elements currently being examined by the Special Technical Task Force,” she said in a written parliamentary reply.
Azalina was responding to a question from former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Ramkarpal Singh.
She said the constitutional amendment to formally separate the Attorney-General’s advisory role from the Public Prosecutor’s prosecutorial function remains on track to be tabled during the first parliamentary sitting of the year.
The government will first table the constitutional amendment bill, followed by an omnibus bill to amend 19 related laws, including provisions on the remuneration of the Attorney-General and the Public Prosecutor.– February 10, 2026