COMMENT | Projek Sama urges MPs across party lines to ensure that the Constitution (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 2026 establishes a transparent and meaningful parliamentary process for vetting candidates for the office of public prosecutor (PP).

The strength of this historical reform depends not only on the separation but on how the PP is chosen.

The debate around the AG-PP separation has produced a narrative trap that demonises political power in the PP appointment: if the political appointment of the PP is the problem, then remove it entirely.

Projek Sama argues contrarily that political appointment is bad only because it is...