Suhakam: Hearsay allowed in public inquiries, unlike criminal, civil cases

KUALA LUMPUR: A public inquiry by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) is allowed to accept hearsay evidence unlike a criminal or civil case in court, says Suhakam commissioner Datuk Mah Weng Kwai (pic).

He said that under Section 14 of the Suhakam Act, the inquiry panel was not limited or constrained by the Evidence Act 1950.