KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 --  The government's proposed law reform to split the roles of the attorney general (AG) and public prosecutor (PP) may not materialise in the near future, if a "middle ground" for two-thirds of lawmakers are not found soon, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman has said.

Syed Saddiq, who is a member of a 12-MP parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) that is studying how to improve the government's Bill for the AG-PP split, was commenting on how likely this proposed new law could be passed by Parliament this year.

Since this proposed new law involves amending the Federal Constitution, there needs to be support from two-thirds of the MPs in the Dewan Rakyat.

"Based on the last meeting, now when the battle li...