AG on leave pending retirement – report

Attorney-General Idrus Harun has gone on leave pending his retirement on Sept 6, according to a report.

The report by The Star says he is finishing whatever annual leave due to him.

In the meantime, the report quotes an unnamed source saying that Solicitor-General Terrirudin Mohd Salleh has taken up Idrus’ role in the latter’s absence, in accordance with the law.

Idrus (above, who was previously a Federal Court judge, was appointed as attorney-general for a period of two years starting March 6, 2020, after his predecessor Tommy Thomas resigned following the events of the Sheraton Move.

His tenure was extended by a year in March last year and extended again for six months in March this year.

The Malaysian Bar passed a motion of no confidence against Idrus in May for supposedly failing to defend the judiciary and uphold the rule of law, but Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rated Idrus’ performance as satisfactory.

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