Wan Azizah: AGC instructed to study suggestion to decriminalise attempted suicide


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 13 Jun 2019

– Bernama

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Attorney General's Chambers has been instructed to study a suggestion to decriminalise attempted suicide, as spelt out in the Penal Code.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, in a statement Thursday (June 13), said that the decision was made after chairing a mental health meeting.

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