KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- The government's long-discussed plan to separate the powers of the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor will require a sweeping structural overhaul of Malaysia's legal machinery, including the creation of an entirely new prosecution department, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said.

Speaking to Berita Harian, Dusuki said the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) is part of the Technical Task Force overseeing the reform and is working closely with multiple agencies - among them the Ministry of Finance, the Public Service Department, the Judicial and Legal Service Commission and the Public Services Commission - to map out organisational design, staffing needs, logistics and financial implications.

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