Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dato' Sri Azalina Othman recently affirmed in Parliament that the Prisons Act 1995 already allows for home arrest sentences. Is a standalone Home Detention Bill then required? We unpack the law with criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Aisalli Ayub

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Categories:  politics,  government,  Law/Activism,  controversies

Tags:  home detention,  prisons Act 1995,  1mdb,  house arrest,  najib razak,