'PM not AG': Azalina schools Rayer on prosecutorial powers as DAP targets Zahid
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Umno information chief Azalina Othman Said clarified that the Prime Minister lacks the authority to direct prosecutorial decisions, following pressure from DAP regarding corruption charges against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. She emphasized the constitutional independence of the attorney-general.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions within the Malaysian coalition government regarding the separation of powers and political influence over the judiciary.
News ✕ 'PM not AG': Azalina schools Rayer on prosecutorial powers as DAP targets Zahid Published: Oct 13, 2026 12:13 PM As DAP turns up the heat on Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over his 47 corruption charges, amid increasingly strained ties between the two parties, Azalina Othman Said has delivered a pointed lesson in prosecutorial powers to fellow lawyer RSN Rayer.
The Umno information chief, herself a lawyer and minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), reminded the DAP lawmaker that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is not the attorney-general and has no authority to decide who should be hauled back to court.
As DAP turns up the heat on Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over his 47 corruption charges, amid increasingly strained ties between the two parties, Azalina Othman Said has delivered a pointed lesson in prosecutorial powers to fellow lawyer RSN Rayer.
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