Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh J:

The Parties

[1] The Applicant is a senior advocate & solicitor and a founding partner of the legal firm M/s Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership.

[2] The 1st putative Respondent is the Attorney General of Malaysia. Pursuant to art 145 of the Federal Constitution, read together with s 376 of the Criminal Procedure Code (" CPC "), the 1st putative Respondent has the authority and responsibility over the 2nd putative Respondent in the exercise of his powers as the Deputy Public Prosecutor.

[3] The 2nd putative Respondent is the Deputy Public Prosecutor ("DPP"), who had issued a Seizure Order purportedly under s 50 of Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 ("AMLA") against the Applicant.

[4] The 3rd putative Respondent is the Inspector General of Police and has authority and responsibility under the Police Act 1967 ("Police Act") over the 4th to 7th putative Respondents in the exercise of their powers as officers of the Money Laundering Crime InvestigationTeam ("AMLA Team"), Secretariat of the Inspector General of Police("UKPN").

[5] The 8th putative Respondent is the Royal Malaysia Police ("PDRM")