KUCHING: The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) is studying the establishment of the Appellate and Trial Division Unit for Sabah and Sarawak for criminal appeals.
Attorney-General of Malaysia, Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said the unit will be staffed by experienced and highly skilled Deputy Public Prosecutors, taking into account all factors.
“We also hope that in the coming year, prosecutors will engage in lifelong learning by attending workshops, embracing new experiences and new technologies,” he said.
He said this during the opening of the Legal Year for Sabah and Sarawak 2025 held at Hikmah Exchange Event Centre here on Friday (Jan 10).
Besides looking into establishing the dedicated unit, he said part of the AGC’s plan for this year is the full implementation of ‘Modul Daftar Kertas Siasatan’ (e-Daftar) system to Sabah and Sarawak to ensure the smooth registration of investigation papers referred by all enforcement agencies to AGC.
He added aligned with the government digital transformation’s directive, the AGC has developed an online system which is the e-Daftar and ‘Modul e-Representasi’ (e-Rep), which digital case management systems allow for efficient tracking of cases, from the initial investigation to the final verdict.
“These systems are equipped with alert features which will notify user through email should the time allocated for specific actions be about to lapse or expire and reduce the time and resources required to manage large volumes of criminal cases, allowing prosecutors to focus on the substantive aspects,” he said.
On the e-Daftar, he said it is a system that enables enforcement agencies to register their criminal investigation papers online.
“As of early December 2024, this system has recorded 455,170 investigation papers and is currently being used in 10 States, 161 agencies and by 391 Deputy Public Prosecutors,” he said.
As for the e-Rep, he said it will replace the manual process for handling representations submitted by lawyers and lawyers will be automatically notified through emails, and the status of representations can be checked online.
“Besides that, AGC has also embarked on the Case Decision Reporting (LKK i-AGC) system, which can be accessed from any device or location, ensures that reports of the lower court decisions are sent to the Appellate and Trial Division for further instruction to the prosecutors regarding the next course of action at the appellate level and will be extended to all relevant agencies,” he said.
On another note, Mohd Dusuki also said the AGC is expecting the relocation and upgrading of seven District Prosecutor’s Offices including in Lahad Datu, Sabah as an initiative to provide a convenient working environment for its officers across the states.
