KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Parliament’s administrative autonomy must not be mistaken for freedom from accountability, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

She said Parliament does not stand above the Federal Constitution, while its officials remain subject to professional standards and public funds must be managed with appropriate controls.

“Parliamentary independence must not be misconstrued as freedom from accountability. This distinction is crucial. Parliamentary autonomy does not mean Parliament is above the Constitution,” she wrote in an article titled “Parliamentary Service: Leveraging Parliamentary Independence for the People.”