00:00Former Prime Ministers who served more than 10 years will be prohibited from being reappointed to the post under a
00:08proposed law to limit the terms of the Prime Minister.
00:11Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Said told reporters after a briefing for MPs and senators on the bill
00:19today
00:20that figures such as Muhyiddin Yassin, Ismail Sabri Yaqob and current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim could still be reappointed to
00:28the post.
00:29Azalina tabled the bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms at the Dewan Rakyat earlier today.
00:35She also tabled a bill to separate the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor.
00:41Meanwhile, Attorney General Dusuki Mokhtar said the Prime Minister will play no role in the appointment of the Public Prosecutor
00:48once a bill on the separation of the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor comes into force.
00:54Members of the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara were informed today the appointment of the Public Prosecutor
01:01with a tenure of seven years rests entirely on the discretion of the Yang Di Putuan Agong subject to the
01:07consent of the Conference of Rulers.
01:10Dusuki said candidates for the position will be nominated by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission
01:16must have at least ten years of litigation experience and must not be MPs or Assemblymen.
01:23He said at a briefing in Parliament today that the idea is to prevent political interference
01:28in the appointment of the Public Prosecutor and to ensure that the Public Prosecutor acts fairly when carrying out his
01:34duties.
01:35Pan Yuzhou, FMT
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