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KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed law on house arrest will only apply to inmates under remand in prison who are involved in non-serious crimes, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).

The assurance given by the Home Minister puts to rest the concern that the law, if passed, would allow for home detention involving individuals such as former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

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