Putrajaya’s move to establish yet another Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) to look into the government’s proposed bill on separating the roles of the attorney-general (AG) and the public prosecutor has come under scrutiny from lawmakers and civil society organisations (CSOs).

Various quarters, including backbenchers, had previously urged the government to refer the constitutional amendment bill to the PSSC on human rights, elections, and institutional reform, which is chaired by PKR’s Selayang MP William Leong.