SUNGAI PETANI, Sept 2 – The separation of powers between the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor is still in the studying stage and it has not been finalised when it will be implemented, said Attorney General Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh.
He said the committee involved in the process had visited several countries to conduct an empirical study on the separation of the roles of the departments.
“A team from the Attorney General’s Chambers is also in the committee and they are conducting studies and have visited several countries… the timeframe (implementation) is uncertain,” he said.
In October last year, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Legal and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was reported to have said that the agenda of separating the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor will be implemented in phases after the government takes into account the complexity and challenges of its implementation.
