Govt to conduct detailed study on Public Defender’s Act

AN in-depth research will be conducted by 10 public and private universities to determine the best practices for the proposed Public Defender’s Act for criminal cases, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) said the study would compare similar laws in other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan to provide input for the Act.