KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 -- Putrajaya has proposed seven sweeping changes to a key reform Bill that it said would entirely isolate its top public prosecutor from executive and political influence, with Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said saying she hopes to have it tabled in Parliament's Lower House this week.

One of the major proposal is placing the power to appoint future public prosecutors on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who will act strictly on the independent advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (SPKP) without the involvement of the prime minister or the Cabinet.

Parliament will also be empowered to vet candidates and provide direct input before the app...