PETALING JAYA: Rehabilitation advocates and criminal law experts have lauded the proposal to clear minor, non-violent offences from criminal records, describing it as a progressive shift towards rehabilitation and an overdue step towards a second chance for such offenders.
Retired Prison Department deputy commissioner Anathurai Kalimuthu, who gave the amendment the thumbs up, said it paves the way for a more just and rehabilitative justice system for minor offenders.
