PETALING JAYA:
A constitutional expert has welcomed the government’s proposal to empower the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on appointments to the post of public prosecutor.
Philip Koh, an adjunct law professor at Universiti Malaya, said the proposal was “a step in the right direction” in removing the attorney-general’s (AG) prosecutorial powers — a much-needed institutional reform to a key public office.
“Permitting another body to advise the king means that the decision is not made wholly by the executive.
“It merits discussion and a decision,” he told FMT, drawing parallels to the role performed by the Judicial Appointments Commission in the appointment of superior court judges.
Koh…