Malaysia Needs Sentencing Guidelines

Edmund Bon, Lawyer, Amer Bon Advocates

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 24 Apr 2024 · 07:30 am · 10 mins listen

The recent case of a senior citizen sentenced to imprisonment for petty theft has raised questions about sentencing practices in Malaysia. We discuss what judges take into account when deciding a sentence and the state of access to justice in our legal system with lawyer Edmund Bon.

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Produced by:

Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by:

Shazana Mokhtar,Philip See,Wong Shou Ning

Categories:

Law/Activism,controversies

Tags:

sentencing,malaysia legal landscape,malaysia laws

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