Friday, 17 Apr 2020 09:01 PM MYTChief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat expressed today her confidence in the judiciary’s ability to adapt during the pandemic, and its preparedness to hold online hearings even as the movement control order remains in place. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Under the Prevention Of Infectious Disease Act, legal proceedings are deemed to be non-essential, in contrast to other Commonwealth countries like New Zealand, which defined the judiciary as essential even as it joins half the world in enforcing a lockdown to fight Covid-19. Tengku Maimun said pending the said amendments, a Practice Direction on the conduct of court proceedings via online hearings. The draft has since been circulated for feedback.
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