Attorney general

Event Report: Should the roles of the AG and PP be separated

Event Reports Events By admin|June 15, 2016 |0

On June 4 2016, IDEAS organised a public forum at the Persatuan Alumni Universiti Malaya (PAUM) Clubhouse, Kuala Lumpur titled “Should the Roles of the Attorney General (AG) and the Public Prosecutor (PP) be Separated?”. Speakers included Dato’ Ra [...]

Answering to the people

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance Public Services Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|June 8, 2016 |0

First published in The Star By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, (c) 2016, The Star (c) 2016 A recent roundtable discussion brought up a thought-provoking suggestion about decentralising the police force. Last Saturday, we at Ideas launched a campaign called #N [...]

Media Statement: At Launch of #NyahKorupsi campaign, IDEAS Calls for Separation of Roles of the Attorney General and The Public Prosecutor

News Press Statements By admin|June 7, 2016 |0

For immediate release Kuala Lumpur, 4 June 2016 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) launched its #NyahKorupsi campaign, in support of the nation’s desire to strengthen the fight against corruption. The la [...]

PRESS STATEMENT: Urgent need to reform Attorney-General’s Chambers to resolve conflict of interest

News Press Statements By admin|February 2, 2016 |0

PRESS STATEMENT Urgent need to reform Attorney-General’s Chambers to resolve conflict of interest Kuala Lumpur, 28 January 2016 – The Attorney-General’s decision to close the RM2.6b case linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak’ [...]

A prime minister’s power

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|August 13, 2015 |0

by Tricia Yeoh. Published by The Sun 12 August 2015 THE news of the prime minister having removed the attorney-general and deputy prime minister; promoting the Public Accounts Committee chairman; and transferring several Malaysian Anti-Corruption [...]

Revise the Attorney General’s powers

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|July 7, 2015 |1

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, for Thinking Liberally, The Star, 7 July 2015. Also published in The Malaysian Insider 9 July 2015 The political challenges faced by Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak continue to mount. He has issued several denials but his detracto [...]