Moratorium on legal action for suicide attempts remains, says Ramkarpal

PETALING JAYA: The moratorium on enforcing Section 309 of the Penal Code for attempted suicide remains, pending amendments for its abolishment.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Legal and Institutional Reforms) Ramkarpal Singh said a Cabinet meeting on March 31 agreed to abolish the section and implement a moratorium on its enforcement pending amendments to be approved by the Dewan Rakyat and subsequently the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.