Custody sentence for contravening MCO not compulsory

I refer to your article that community service may not be an appropriate sentence. Pursuant to the Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan 2020 (movement control order), regulation 11(1) states that the penalty is a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. However, the presiding judge or magistrate, on a plea […]

Guna budi bicara hukum pesalah ingkar PKP, kata ketua hakim

Ketua Hakim Negara Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. PETALING JAYA: Ketua Hakim Negara Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat menyeru hakim mahkamah menggunakan budi bicara dalam mengenakan hukuman terhadap pesalah yang melanggar Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) dengan mengambil kira risiko penularan Covid-19 di penjara. Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan memaklumkan semua majistret dan hakim Mahkamah Sesyen perlu mempertimbangkan […]