Amend constitution to hold AG accountable - Kit Siang

DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang said the Kuala Lumpur High Court judgment in former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali’s defamation suit against him has highlighted the need for a constitutional amendment to hold the attorney-generals accountable for their decisions while in office.

“The judgment in the Apandi (above) defamation suit against me showed that we have in Apandi the worst attorney-general in Malaysian history and the need for a constitutional amendment to make the attorney-general accountable and responsible for his decisions if one-quarter of MPs demand in a substantive motion to review his decision in Parliament...