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Helping in suicide bid is a crime

By MARTIN CARVALHO, , TARRENCE TAN And and JUNAID IBRAHIM

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who aid in attempted suicide cases may face between 10 and 20 years in jail soon.

This comes after Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said tabled three separate Bills in the Dewan Rakyat, including decriminalising attempted suicide as an offence and helping the victims.

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