00:00 A lawyer's group is challenging Attorney General Ahmad Tayyaruddin Salih Stan on prosecutorial
00:06 discretion, arguing that it goes against legal precedent. Tayyaruddin had said the public
00:11 prosecutor was not obligated to explain why criminal charges were initiated or discontinued
00:16 against anyone. The AG also said the public prosecutor's discretion to file or discontinue
00:22 charges is enshrined under the federal constitution. However, Lawyers for Liberty Director Zayed
00:27 Malik said public duty should never be shrouded in secrecy as it would be contrary to the
00:32 rule of law. In a democracy, he said every public officer must face public scrutiny and
00:39 accountability. Zayed pointed out that Chief Justice Tugumai Muntuan Mat had emphasised
00:44 in a previous case that the public prosecutor's discretion is not unfettered. Therefore, he
00:50 said the public prosecutor must provide reasons when criminal charges are filed or dropped.
00:56 Simon Choix, FMT News.
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