Anwar: Cabinet to discuss separating attorney general, public prosecutor roles this month

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that a proposal to separate the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor roles will be presented to the Cabinet by the end of August. This is part of the government's ongoing legal reform agenda, which has seen 23 reforms in two and a half years, including constitutional amendments and new legislation like the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act and the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Anwar highlighted this progress in response to a parliamentary question about outdated laws, emphasizing the current administration's significant achievements in legal reform compared to previous governments.