Senior legal officers in running to be new AG, say sources

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Two lawyers, including one with corporate experience, are also among those being considered for the coveted post, sources say.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/21/senior-legal-officers-in-running-to-be-new-ag-say-sources/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/08/21/barisan-pegawai-guaman-kanan-calon-ag-baharu-kata-sumber/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AGC #TerrirudinSalleh #AttorneyGeneral

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00:00Several top judicial and legal officers are leading candidates to replace Attorney General

00:08Ahmad Tariruddin Salih, who is set to become a federal court judge.

00:14Sources said possible candidates for the position include Solicitor General to Umar Saifuddin

00:19Jaffa, Trial and Appellate Division Head Tusuki Mokhtar and Prosecution Division Chief Masri

00:26Daud.

00:27Another possible candidate is Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission

00:32Legal and Prosecution Division Director.

00:36Another possibility is for a lawyer to be picked, and a source told FMT the leading

00:41candidate may be Azmi Ali, a senior partner at one of Kuala Lumpur's largest law firms.

00:48The source said another lawyer, Baljit Singh Sidhu, could be considered as well.

00:54According to the Federal Constitution, the AG is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agung

00:58on the advice of the Prime Minister.

01:01The person appointed must be qualified to be a federal court judge.

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