Attorney general: role and powers
The Attorney General of Malaysia (AG) is the principal legal adviser to the Government of Malaysia. Section 376(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code provides that the Attorney General shall be the Public Prosecutor and shall have the control and direction of all criminal prosecution and pro...
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iium-403942015-04-08T06:49:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40394/ Attorney general: role and powers Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Mallow, Muzaffar Syah K Law (General) The Attorney General of Malaysia (AG) is the principal legal adviser to the Government of Malaysia. Section 376(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code provides that the Attorney General shall be the Public Prosecutor and shall have the control and direction of all criminal prosecution and proceeding under the code. The powers with regards to prosecution are contained in art. 145(3) of the Federal Constitution. The Attorney General can be regarded as the chief law officer of the Executive Council. The responsibilities stemming from this role are unlike those of any other Cabinet member. The role has been referred to as ‘judicial-like’ and as the ‘guardian of the public interest’. There are various components of the Attorney General’s role. The Attorney General has unique responsibilities to the State, the courts, the legislature as well as towards the executive branch of government. While there are different emphases and nuances attached to these there is a general theme throughout all the various aspects of the Attorney General’s responsibilities that the office has a constitutional and traditional responsibility beyond that of a political minister. The role and functions of the AG including the various divisions or departments under the AG’s chambers are discussed in this chapter. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40394/1/40394.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Mallow, Muzaffar Syah (2014) Attorney general: role and powers. In: Malaysian Legal System. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd, Ampang, pp. 749-774. ISBN 9789670748719 |
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The Attorney General of Malaysia (AG) is the
principal legal adviser to the Government of
Malaysia. Section 376(1) of the Criminal Procedure
Code provides that the Attorney General shall be
the Public Prosecutor and shall have the control
and direction of all criminal prosecution and
proceeding under the code. The powers with regards
to prosecution are contained in art. 145(3) of the
Federal Constitution. The Attorney General can
be regarded as the chief law officer of the Executive
Council. The responsibilities stemming from this
role are unlike those of any other Cabinet member.
The role has been referred to as ‘judicial-like’ and
as the ‘guardian of the public interest’. There are
various components of the Attorney General’s role.
The Attorney General has unique responsibilities
to the State, the courts, the legislature as well as
towards the executive branch of government.
While there are different emphases and nuances
attached to these there is a general theme
throughout all the various aspects of the Attorney
General’s responsibilities that the office has a constitutional and traditional responsibility
beyond that of a political minister. The role and
functions of the AG including the various
divisions or departments under the AG’s chambers
are discussed in this chapter. |
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Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Mallow, Muzaffar Syah |
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The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd |
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