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House arrest allowed under existing Malaysian law, confirms Azalina

By TARRENCE TAN, RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM and BENJAMIN LEE

KUALA LUMPUR: House arrest is permitted in Malaysia, and no new laws are necessary for its implementation, according to Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic), Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reforms).

Azalina clarified that, per the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995 allows house arrest as a form of punishment.

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