Kuala Lampur, Feb. 25 -- In "Hats off to the drafters of the Bills to amend the Federal Constitution", I considered the proposed Article 145A(1) as a standout provision. It reads as follows:

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall in his discretion, on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission Constitution and after consultation with the Conference of Rulers, appoint a person qualified under Clause (2) to be the Public Prosecutor for the Federation.

It differs from Article145(1) of the Federal Constitution which provides that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) "shall, on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint a person who is qualified to be a judge of the Federal Court to be the Attorney General for the Federation."

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