Pakatan Harapan has promised to provide the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with prosecution powers if the coalition wins the next general election.

According to Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, this will be among the reforms to be introduced in Harapan's manifesto for GE14.

"God willing, we will include in our manifesto that, if given the mandate, we will strive to preserve the separation of powers," Salahuddin told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

At present, the MACC has to submit its investigation findings to the Attorney-General's Chambers, which would then decide if there are grounds to prosecute.

However, the opposition has always accused the attorney-general of prejudice when it comes to cases involving government leaders.

Salahuddin said this in response to attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali's reaction to the investigation into former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Previously, Apandi had refused to comment on the claims made in the blog sprminsider.blogspot.my, which PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli said contains leaked, authentic MACC investigation documents.

Based on these documents, Rafizi has claimed that tens of millions of ringgit in SRC funds have flowed to various individuals, firms, media-related companies as well as to Umno and BN from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal bank accounts.

Salahuddin said it was disappointing that Apandi had attempted to divert public attention from the leaked documents by suggesting that the media should instead focus on the tussle over Pulau Batu Puteh.

He said Apandi does not appear to be taking MACC's investigation seriously, despite public interest in the matter, which has since become an international scandal.

This was a very serious matter, Salahuddin said, because ultimately, the MACC's investigation papers would end up on Apandi's desk.

Apandi's conduct, he added, illustrated why it was vital to ensure that MACC was given prosecution powers to avoid interference in its work.