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MCO: CJ tells judges to take prison overcrowding into consideration
Published:  Apr 5, 2020 11:51 AM
Updated: 6:48 AM

CORONAVIRUS | Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat has urged judges to take into consideration prison overcrowding when sentencing those who violate the movement control order (MCO).

This is after the Prisons Department appealed to the courts not to jail MCO offenders as prison overcrowding has made social distancing an arduous task.


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