Decriminalising suicide: Proposed legal amendments to be submitted to Cabinet soon, says Wan Junaidi


KUALA LUMPUR: A study on proposed amendments to the law to enable the decriminalisation of suicide attempts is almost finished and will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval thereafter, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic).

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of laws said besides removing suicide attempts from the criminal justice system, people who attempted suicide will be also be put in the healthcare system.

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