SINGAPORE - The appointment of the Attorney-General (AG) is not a perfunctory process, but one that reflects a balance between executive responsibility and institutional safeguards, Law Minister Edwin Tong said on March 2.

Disagreeing with Aljunied GRC MP Sylvia Lim’s description of the appointment process as thin, Mr Tong noted that under the Constitution , the Prime Minister must first consult the Chief Justice and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) before tendering his advice as to the appointment to the President.