KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 -- This month, the government's proposed new law to split the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP) into two separate jobs is expected to return to Parliament.

This will be one of Malaysia's biggest ever law reforms, as it will result in the AG only having to be the government's chief legal adviser; while the PP will take over the role of advising on pardon requests, and deciding whether to pursue or drop criminal charges.

A 12-member parliamentary special select committee (PSSC), led by the law minister and including government and opposition MPs, had on June 22 released their proposed improved version of the Bill.

So this is expected to be the Bill that MPs will debate and vote on, with enhancements su...