Azalina slammed for saying PM should appoint “one of his own” as AG

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UMNO lawmaker Azalina Othman Said has come under fire for saying that the prime minister should appoint the attorney-general (AG) from among “his people” to “make matters easier”.

“I don’t care if what I say angers the people but whoever is the prime minister must appoint the AG from his own people,” the Pengerang MP and law and human rights adviser to the prime minister said yesterday (Aug 27), BFM News reported.

Malaysiakini, on the other hand, quoted her as saying: “If the power to change the AG is in the hands of the prime minister, why didn’t he change the AG when this is under his jurisdiction?”

She did not mention names but media reports speculated that she was referring to current prime minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

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