PUTRAJAYA: State governments have been advised to stop appointing Justices of Peace based on political considerations as such a practice could tarnish the status of the JPs.
Minister in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said unless the criteria used by state governments in choosing candidates were changed, the status of JPs might fall into disrepute.
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