Drug Dependant Amendment Bill faces setback

EFFORTS to pass the controversial Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Bill 2024 have hit a bump after the proposed law was referred to two Parliamentary Special Select Committees (PSSC) for further engagement.

The Bill, which was supposed to have been put to the vote after its second reading in Dewan Rakyat yesterday, was instead referred to the PSSCs by Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.