A-GC not involved in decision to return Shuhaily to police, says Dusuki

KOTA BHARU, Oct 31 — The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) refrained from intervening in the decision to return ex-Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) DG Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain back to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), stated Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar. The AGC's role is limited to providing legal advice and the matter of Mohd Shuhaily is an administrative issue for the Home Ministry.

"We have not given an official opinion because it has not been referred to AGC, it is just an administrative action by KDN, so we will not interfere," he told reporters after the Handover of the Kampung Angkat MADANI (KAM) AGC 2026 Recreational Infrastructure. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced on Thursday that Mohd Shuhaily had rejoined the PDRM following a decision made last week.

Saifuddin had previously requested the Attorney General's intervention to reopen the investigation into his alleged beating by Mohd Shuhaily in 2015, when he was the Hilir Perak district police chief. Lawyers for Saifuddin, Kamal Hisham Ja’afar, and Muhammad Nor Tamrin alleged they reported the incident to the police on November 19, 2015.

Meanwhile, regarding the separation of the roles of the Public Prosecutor and the Attorney General, Dusuki's office is drafting a provision on the selection method. Previously, Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Said gave the AGC two weeks to provide feedback on the proposal. The Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) would reconvene after receiving views on the matter.