Nearly 28,000 prisoners currently on remand, awaiting resolution of court cases, says Azalina


KUALA LUMPUR: Some 27,877 prisoners are currently being remanded while awaiting the resolution of their court cases, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) said the government, through the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia, has also issued a guide to judges and magistrates to manage and resolve cases efficiently.

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