Kuala Lampur, July 25 -- JULY 25 - Perikatan Nasional (PN) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has raised concerns over the appointment of a serving civil servant as Auditor-General (AG).

He makes reference to Articles 7 and 105(4) and (5) of the Federal Constitution.

Article 7 is on "Protection against retrospective criminal laws and repeated trials". What has this got to do with the appointment of AG?

Article 105(4) and (5) read as follows:

"(4) Parliament shall by law provide for the remuneration of the Auditor General, and the remuneration so provided shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund."

"(5) The remuneration and other terms of office (including pension rights) of the Auditor General shall not be altered to his disa...