MACHANG: A new Bill for house arrest is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2025, announced Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
He said the Cabinet has approved the policy for implementing the Bill, which is being drafted by the Attorney General's Department and the Prisons Department director-general, Datuk Seri Nordin Muhamad, as stakeholders.
"Once the bill is drafted, we will present it to the Cabinet. After which, we expect to table it in Parliament next year,” he said during a press conference after launching the "Santuni Madani: One Leader, One Village" programme in Bukit Tiu on Saturday (Oct 19).
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He said the new House Arrest Bill would not amend the Prisons Act but instead, be introduced as new legislation.
During Friday's (Oct 18) tabling of Budget 2025, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that the government would draft a new law allowing house arrest as an alternative sentence for certain offences.
These offenders would be required to stay at designated places of detention, such as a residential home, care facility, or workers' dormitory, throughout their detention period. – Bernama
