Laws aim to strengthen child witness rights


KUALA LUMPUR: Several amendment Bills related to child witnesses and the gathering of evidence in legal processes have been tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat.

These amendment Bills were tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said yesterday.

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