KUALA LUMPUR: Those who plead guilty in court will soon get half the maximum punishment due under the law as they save the courts' time and reduce the number of backlogged cases.
"The guidelines are currently being drafted and the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code will involve the Attorney-General, the Bar Council and the Courts," said Chief Justice Tun Zaki Tun Azmi at the second Judges Conference here Monday.
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