KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform (JKPK) did not summon Attorney General Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh and his predecessor Tan Sri Idrus Harun, chairman William Leong said Thursday (Sept 14).
He said instead, they had only been invited to be part of a meeting to help the select committee get an understanding of several issues regarding concerns about conflicts of power and interests, especially high-profile cases.He said the committee also respects the power of the Attorney General in exercising discretion to initiate, conduct or stop court proceedings in accordance with Article 145 of the Federal Constitution.
" the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and at the same time as a prosecutor, as outlined under Article 145 of the Federal Constitution and Section 376 of the Criminal Procedure Code, particularly in relation to the implications and recommendations for the separation of the two roles and duties,” he said in a statement Thursday.
Leong also expressed his appreciation to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said for the initiative to establish two task forces to examine and study the proposal to separate the public prosecutor’s functions from the Attorney General's Chambers.
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