Separating the powers of the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP) should not be rushed, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
Responding to a supplementary question from Datuk Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (PN-Besut) in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23), the Minister in charge of law and institutional reforms emphasised that the process must be carried out methodically before any legislation on the matter is presented to Parliament.
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Responding to a supplementary question from Datuk Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (PN-Besut) in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23), the Minister in charge of law and institutional reforms emphasised that the process must be carried out methodically before any legislation on the matter is presented to Parliament.
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00:00Minister, I would like to refer to some of the controversies that may affect the presentation of this agenda, the agenda of reformation.
00:12If we look at it, there are controversies related to the implementation of DRT in Selangor,
00:20which is not through the usual process.
00:24And also, the implementation of the child as an economic advisor, as well as finance.
00:32And the announcement of the declaration of independence, especially at the time of KKB Tempohari,
00:38to appoint 5.1 million from the Cabinet.
00:43Go straight to the question, go straight to the question.
00:46I want to know about the interference first.
00:48So my question is, how does the government view this issue, which is a controversy?
00:56And one more thing, regarding the empirical study, which I understand will take at least two years.
01:07But at the same time, can the government change the rules of 1, 4, 5, 3?
01:16Because as long as there is no change, there will be great power to the IG.
01:23And there are many cases that have been called for self-defense, and 90 people have been called for witness.
01:30It can still be released easily because of such great power.
01:36Thank you, Your Honour.
01:37Your Honour was a former judge.
01:39Your Honour also has a lot of experience.
01:42What happens when we look at the issue of discrimination between IG and PP?
01:48In the past, we knew that the problem was that the Minister of Law was also a State Attorney.
01:54That's why the State Attorney, who was the head of the Raya Delegation, was given power to the State Attorney General.
02:03Today, the government is committed to look at the possibility of permission.
02:09Whether it can be separated or not.
02:12I know that we can come to the parliament and make all the changes.
02:16But we must also take into account that this process needs to be considered as a more regular process.
02:25For example, first, the government gives commitment in terms of time.
02:29I have already given my written and written answers.
02:32We will conduct empirical research.
02:34And we have already conducted empirical research.
02:36And we are working together with the Parliamentary Authority.
02:40Which is a select committee led by Mr. Selayang.
02:44There are representatives from the opposition and the government.
02:49Because we call them together so that they can listen, see, and ask questions to the countries that have discrimination.
02:58And when we go to Canada and Australia, they also give the same reason.
03:03That their changes are made in a single period of time.
03:07They are not made abruptly.
03:09Just because it is demanded.
03:10Indeed, we can make changes.
03:12But for the government today, we are a responsible government.
03:16We cannot do it just because it is demanded as a decision.
03:21Secondly, when we talk about empirical study, we are talking about evidence-based research.
03:29When we talk about discussions, we bring a focus group where all local and international university experts are involved.
03:37In every country that we visit.
03:40And we conduct research.
03:41This means that there is a commitment.
03:43So the decision is based on the interim report and the basis.
03:47And if we agree, we will bring it to the Parliament.
03:50And the MPs have the opportunity to give their views.
03:53Lastly, I would like to say that I hope that the opposition as a legal expert can represent the opposition bloc in this power struggle.
04:01But they send my friend from Pendang.
04:04He is also my friend.
04:06But Pendang does not have a legal background.
04:09The opposition is more expert in legal background.
04:11Maybe it needs to be changed in this aspect.
04:13That is an example.
04:14Because we want to understand what is the objective when we conduct empirical study.