Govt plans to impose moratorium on penalisation of suicide attempts

PETALING JAYA: The government plans to impose a moratorium on Section 309 of the Penal Code which penalises suicide attempts, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said this was one of four measures by the government to destigmatise and curb suicide cases in the country.