PARLIAMENT | An Umno lawyer-turned-lawmaker today questioned what he described as the selective acceptance of the attorney-general's (AG) discretionary powers among MPs critical of party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

In defending the AG’s decision to drop 47 charges against the deputy prime minister, Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Kuala Pilah) argued that the same powers under Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution had previously been exercised in cases involving other politicians and activists...

In defending the AG’s decision to drop 47 charges against the deputy prime minister, Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Kuala Pilah) argued that the same powers under Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution had previously been exercised in cases involving other politicians and activists.