Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim fired a sardonic salvo at Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said over the move to separate the roles and powers of the attorney-general and public prosecutor.

Agreeing that it is a difficult task, he suggested that the minister embark on more study tours, including to “heavenly” Scotland.

He was responding to Azalina stating that the government would not be...