KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Witness Protection Bill 2008, which among others, will enable witnesses to be given new identities so that they will not come to harm. The Bill tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz was approved without any amendments […]
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Busy Parliament ahead
By Sharon Tan and Yong Min WeiKUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament (MPs) have their work cut out when they return on Monday (16 Feb 2009) for the first sitting of the second session in the 12th Parliament with bills, a mini-budget, and by-elections to keep them busy. The 20-day session ending on 19 March would begin with the opening by the […]
Witness Protection Bill tabled
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Dec 2008: The Witness Protection Bill was tabled for its first reading in Parliament today by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. In the proposed bill, a witness could apply to be included in the protection programme. Besides an individual, an enforcement agency could also […]
