KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced that a proposal to separate the roles of the attorney-general (AG) and the public prosecutor will be tabled to Cabinet at month end.
He said the move is part of ongoing legal reforms under the Madani Government, implemented within just two and a half years in office.
“This separation (of the roles) has long been demanded, and the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) will table it to the Cabinet at the end of this month, so we are seeing encouraging progress,” Anwar said during Ministers’ Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
He said this in reply to Datuk Rosol Wahid’s (PN-Hulu Terengganu) question about which outdated laws are being reviewed or abolished in line with the government’s reforms, as well as their implementation timeline.
Anwar also highlighted that the Madani Government has introduced 23 legal reforms, including two constitutional amendments — one on citizenship and the recently passed Parliament Services Act 2025.
Among key reforms cited were amendments to the Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007, the enactment of the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023, the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023, the Ombudsman Bill 2025, and the Cyber Crime Bill 2025.
“I must emphasise that this record over two and a half years has yet to be matched by any previous administration, including that of (Rosol),” Anwar said pointedly.
He said that five new acts were introduced and 34 acts amended in 2023; another five were enacted and 57 amended last year; and four new acts have been passed, with six acts amended, along with two new bills and 11 other bills amended so far this year.
On the subject of anti-party hopping laws, Anwar said he has no objection to enhancing or updating current legislation.
He noted that he had previously proposed stronger anti-defection laws during his time as opposition leader, but those proposals were not incorporated into the Federal Constitution (Amendment)(No.3) Act 2022, which bars MPs from switching parties.
“While new proposals are welcome, let’s not forget who previously blocked such efforts. It was those on (the formerly government) bloc,” Anwar said.
