Establish sentencing guidelines to prevent disparity when enforcing MCO - lawyers group

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CORONAVIRUS | This comes as the authorities are cracking down on people found to be flouting the MCO

CORONAVIRUS | Guidelines should be established to prevent disparity in sentences being meted out in court, especially now as the country looks to enforce the movement control order .

This comes as the authorities, including police and armed forces, are cracking down on members of the public found to be flouting the MCO, which began on March 18 in an effort to slow down and contain the spread of Covid-19. “Disparity in sentencing is a long-standing problem in Malaysia. In the current situation, it is compounded by the fact that before this pandemic, this law was rarely used...

 

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Every police precinct has its own interpretation of MCO, even when social distancing is observed. There must be proper guidelines as there is much confusion. If I jog around my housing estate, will I be arrested?

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