KUALA LUMPUR: A Sentencing Council should be an independent body which develops sentencing guidelines for the courts and surveys the public about their expectations of sentencing.
Bar Council chairman Lim Chee Wee said that such a council would be responsible for assessing a wide range of decisions and developing guidelines to promote consistency in sentencing and monitoring the application and use of guidelines.
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