Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman expressed hope that MPs from the federal opposition would support this revised Bill, as a two-thirds majority (148 out of 222 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat) would be needed for this proposed law change. — Picture by Firdaus Latif (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. By Ida Lim Monday, 18 May 2026 12:40 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The revised Bill for the proposed separation of the Attorney General’s (AG) and Public Prosecutor’s (PP) roles will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on June 22, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today.Azalina expressed hope that MPs from the federal opposition would support this revised Bill, as a two-thirds majority (148 out of 222 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat) would be needed for this proposed law change.“I hope so. Looks quite positive. I hope. Nevertheless, I hope we can have this sitting for June and we can have this constitutional amendment to get the 148,” she told reporters at Parliament here after a bipartisan parliamentary special select committee’s (PSSC) meeting on the Bill.She was responding to a question on whether MPs in the PSSC have given their commitment on behalf of their political parties to support the Bill.While Azalina declined to take any questions on political matters, she hoped that politicians would only make decisions after parliamentary proceedings on the revised Bill.“And I hope any decision to be made by party leaderships can be made after the Parliament sitting.“I hope it will happen after the constitutional amendment for AG-PP. Not before,” she said, adding: “So I hope the bosses will decide and negotiate.”Yesterday, Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced that they would vacate their parliamentary seats on May 18 (today), and that they would quit their party PKR on May 19 (tomorrow) to join their new party, Parti Bersama Malaysia. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said poses for a group photo with the members of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee after meeting of the Special Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments Related to the Separation of the Roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on May 18, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif Revised AG-PP split Bill will give Parliament a ‘role’ Today was the PSSC’s sixth and final meeting to study and look into proposals to improve the government’s proposed AG-PP split Bill.Following the meeting, Azalina thanked all the government and opposition MPs in the PSSC, representatives from the Prime Minister’s Department’s Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) and the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), and the Dewan Rakyat secretary.“So we have completed, have received consensus. And Alhamdulillah, looks like we have made a drafting of the constitutional amendment that I see may receive support from both government and opposition MPs.“And I hope when we table this amendment, it will be a historic amendment to our country, where in the history of the existence of the Attorney General since independence until now, we will create a separation between the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor,” she said.Asked about non-governmental organisations’ proposals for the Bill, Azalina said: “We are taking everything into account”.As for what the PSSC agreed on for the revised Bill, Azalina said it has been agreed “that Parliament will have a role”, but declined to elaborate further on this now: “I think you will have to wait and see. But everybody is agreed. That is the best compromise that we have got between the executive and the legislative.”Explaining what is expected to take place on June 22, Azalina said a statement regarding the PSSC meetings on the Bill will be presented in Parliament, together with the revised Bill to amend the Federal Constitution for the proposed AG-PP split.“We hope we can do the first reading, then the second reading, and I hope third reading we can settle it together,” she said, confirming that this revised Bill version “is agreed to by all parties”.“I requested representatives from the opposition to give support to the government for this Bill, taking into account this is the Bill that will, this amendment will benefit the rakyat (public) as a whole,” she said, describing the proposed AG-PP split as an institutional reform.Azalina said she had asked the MPs in the PSSC to urge their fellow MPs from their respective political parties to support the Bill.The 12-member PSSC is chaired by Azalina and composed of members from various political parties, namely Selayang MP William Leong Jee Keen, Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan, Alor Gajah MP Adly Zahari, Parit Sulong MP Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad, Lubok Antu MP Roy Angau Gingkoi, Tawau MP Datuk Lo Su Fui, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh, Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Kota Bharu MP Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, Beluran MP Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, and Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.The Bill for the AG-PP split was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat for first reading on February 23, and was tabled for second reading on March 3 but was not debated on, as it was referred to the PSSC for review.The Bill, known as the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026, had proposed to split the AG’s current dual roles as the government’s chief legal adviser and PP into two separate positions to be held by two different persons.