Dewan Rakyat passes amendments to decriminalise suicide

Raveena NagotraPublished: May 22, 2023 10:13 AM | Updated: May 22, 2023 11:17 AM

PARLIAMENT | Dewan Rakyat has passed amendments to decriminalise suicide by a voice vote.

In its tabling for a second reading of the Penal Code (Amendment)(No 2) Bill 2023, Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) (No 2) 2023, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh admitted that the current provisions on criminalising suicide were “not effective”...

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