PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Bar president AG Kalidas has questioned the government’s delay in clarifying the uncertainty over Attorney-General (AG) Idrus Harun’s contract.
Idrus’s tenure is set to end today after being appointed on March 6, 2020, days after Muhyiddin Yassin took office as prime minister.
Kalidas questioned why there was a delay in the announcement given that the AG is such an important position.
“It would be prudent if the prime minister does not wait until the eleventh hour to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and announce the appointment in the event of vacancy or the extension of the current appointment,” he told FMT.
Under the Federal Constitution, the King appoints the AG, who is also the public prosecutor, on the advice of the prime minister.
Yesterday, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar was tight-lipped on the matter.
“I cannot confirm anything. Even if I’m involved, it is not up to me to make the announcement because the prime minister will be the one to do so,” The Vibes quoted him as saying.
Idrus, 67, is a former Federal Court judge and once served as solicitor-general as well as legal adviser to the Election Commission and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
He is the brother of Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Harun. - FMT
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