03-14-2023, 09:33 AM
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KUALA LUMPUR – A collective of civil society organisations (CSOs) has lauded Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s apparent commitment to institutional reform, highlighting several achievements under the first 100 days of his administration.
The CSO Platform for Reform labelled the formation of a Law and Institutional Reform Ministry, led by minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, as “a particularly good thing” in Anwar’s cabinet, as it indicates a serious commitment by his government towards honouring the reform agenda.
“By January, the ministry, through its Legal Affairs Division, had organised a workshop on institutional reform between the government and CSOs.
“The CSO Platform is hoping for a constructive outcome from the workshop,” the collection of 60 CSOs said in its freshly released report on the first 100 days of the unity government.
It also applauded Azalina’s stance on prioritising the separation of powers between the attorney-general and public prosecutor, as well as her announcement on the government establishing a public ombudsman to better handle cases of misconduct by civil servants.
The report also praised the establishment of an independent children’s commission under the purview of the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) and the move to transfer detained children to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) specialising in children’s welfare.
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