The caretaker Prime Minister is undermining the constitutional position of the Attorney-General by instructing him to prosecute the former Attorney-General Tommy Thomas

The caretaker Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri, is undermining the constitutional position of the Attorney-General by instructing him to prosecute the former Attorney-General Tommy Thomas with regard to his book, “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”.

Ismail Sabri is bringing justice in Malaysia back into the wilderness by instructing the Attorney-General to prosecute Tommy Thomas when under Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the Attorney General “shall have power, exercisable at his discretion, to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for an offence, other than proceedings before a Syariah court, a native court or a court-martial”.

Ismail Sabri should uphold the Constitution and not be subverting the Constitution as he said in his speech in Bagan Datuk he had instructed the Attorney-General Idrus Harun to take action against Thomas under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), defamation law and others and that he had declassified the report on the investigation into Thomas’ book so it can be used as political “bullets” to attack Pakatan Harapan.

Ismail Sabri is making a mockery of the constitutional independence of the Attorney-General with regard to the institution, conduct or discontinuance of any prosecution.

This is a clear case of political persecution in the guise of investigation and prosecution.