Exclude convicts in public interest cases from house arrest, says academic

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00:00An academic said the proposed house arrest bill should exclude anyone convicted in cases

00:07that are of public interest.

00:09Muzaffar Shahmalo of University Science Islam Malaysia said only convicts in lighter cases

00:14should be given consideration for house arrest.

00:18He said this was crucial so that the government would not send the wrong signal to the public.

00:23Last week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the government planned to introduce a

00:27new law that will allow house arrest as an alternative punishment for certain offences.

00:32There are currently no legal provisions for prisoners to serve their jail sentences under

00:36house arrest.

00:37Meanwhile, political analyst Taufiq Yaqub believed the bill should not be linked to

00:41Najib Razak, saying it was merely part of the government's efforts to reduce overcrowding

00:45in prisons.

00:46However, MUDA Central Committee member Dhabi Chu questioned if the house arrest bill was

00:51aimed at benefiting certain parties.

00:55Dhanushwaja Reza, FMT News.

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