
The Attorney General - What's his job?
When the public disapproves of the government’s heavy handed action against an individual critic, the blame is often leveled at the Prime Minister, or his ministers. At times the court too comes under criticism. But a post which has so far avoided much public scrutiny is that of the Attorney-General. What exactly is his job? Is he a civil servant, acting as the mouthpiece of the government? Or is he independent of the Government? The present AG Mr V K Rajah defined his missi