Saifuddin: M’sia to decriminalise minor drug offences to solve overcrowding in prisons

Published on 8 Mar 2023 6:09:29 PM

Malaysia is set to introduce a new law to decriminalise minor drug offences in a bid to solve the issue of overcrowding in prisons, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister told Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (March 8) when responding to Wong Chen (PH-Subang) who asked about the government’s commitment in decriminalising minor drug offences to reduce the prison population, adding that the new legislation would be called the misuse of drugs and substances (Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation), and is expected to be tabled this year.

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