Success of new remand procedures depends on stakeholders - bipartisan group
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A bipartisan parliamentary group has urged the Home Ministry and relevant stakeholders to take immediate steps to ensure that the new directives on remand proceedings are complied with.

In a statement today, the All-Party Parliament Group Malaysia (APPGM) commended the decision taken by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat relating to the treatment of persons in remand.

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