Azalina diarah adakan rundingan lanjut RUU pisah peranan peguam negara, had tempoh PM

Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Deputy Prime Minister and Law & Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Said to continue further discussions on the constitutional amendment (RUU) regarding limiting the tenure of the prime minister and separating the roles of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General, according to government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil.

The PM briefed the Cabinet media briefing today that Anwar had briefed the Cabinet yesterday on the proposed RUU submission to the Malay Rulers' Conference and the response received. Subsequent amendments and improvements, if any, must be returned to the Malay Rulers' Conference. The Rajahs' Conference has reviewed the draft RUU for the 2026 constitutional amendments, which proposes limiting the prime minister's term, and has been briefed on the proposed separation of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General roles.

The RUU for limiting the prime minister's term was introduced for the first time on February 23, but failed to secure the required two-thirds majority majority during the second reading on March 2 when the opposition held a slim two votes. Meanwhile, the RUU to separate the roles of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General was introduced for the first time on February 23, but its second reading was postponed on July 14 to allow the government to present amendment proposals to the Malay Rulers' Conference.