Attorney-General

Edwin Tong rebuts Sylvia Lim’s claims that Attorney-General appointment process is ‘thin’

Law Minister Edwin Tong said that Attorney-Generals in other countries are elected office holders, but Singapore has had a different model since independence.

UN experts link Guatemala’s attorney-general to illegal adoptions

Guatemala's attorney-general Maria Consuelo Porras also failed in her bid to be elected to Guatemala's Constitutional Court.

Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba resigns after court disqualified her as US attorney

Ms Alina Habba said she was stepping down as acting US attorney for New Jersey to protect the integrity of the office.

Grand jury rejects second criminal case against New York A-G Letitia James, sources say

FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after she pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Letitia James case shows ruthlessness of Justice Department in Trump’s grip

On Oct 24, New York Attorney-General Letitia James will appear in a Virginia court at the defendant’s table to formally face allegations.

Lucien Wong reappointed attorney-general; Lionel Yee to continue as deputy attorney-general

Mr Lucien Wong (left) has been reappointed as Attorney-General while Mr Lionel Yee has been reappointed as Deputy Attorney-General for another term of three years.

Tackling AI-driven crime: The prosecutors’ response

A recent report by Interpol on Human Trafficking-Fuelled Scam Centres noted that the use of AI has been observed in a growing number of scam cases globally.

Malaysia confirms existence of document central to ex-PM Najib’s house arrest bid, say reports

Najib, who was prime minister between 2009 and 2018, was found guilty in 2020 of graft and money laundering linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB.

Israel PM Netanyahu names new security chief, defying Attorney-General

In March, Mr Netanyahu said that he was dismissing Mr Ronen Bar due to “ongoing lack of trust”.

Judge denies bid to halt Musk access to US agencies for now

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on Feb 18 rejected a bid for immediate court intervention from Democratic state attorneys-general.

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