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Chief Justice: Consider danger of spread of Covid-19 in prisons when imposing sentences

Sunday, 05 Apr 2020 03:50 PM MYT

According to a statement issued by the Federal Court Chief Registrar’s Office Corporate Communication Unit , taking into account the provision of penalties under the existing law in sentencing the offenders, all judicial officers were advised to consider the risk of spreading the outbreak faced by prisons.

In the letter, Datuk Sri Zulkifli Omar suggested that those who violated the MCO be sentenced to community services without being jailed.

 

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