Splitting the AG’s two hats: Azalina takes charge of talks with select committee

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to engage a Parliamentary Special Select Committee on proposed constitutional amendments, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced today. The committee has already drafted the amendments to separate the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor.

Fahmi informed the media that Azalina will be conducting engagements and discussions with the committee, whose recommendations will be communicated back to the Conference of Rulers. The Cabinet has also been briefed on the outcome of Anwar's meeting with the Conference of Rulers regarding amendments to the prime minister's tenure, which are part of the government's key institutional reform efforts.

Additionally, Fahmi revealed that Parliament is now entirely under the Parliamentary Service Council, ending executive control over its administration and fulfilling a campaign promise, marking a significant institutional reform.