Saifuddin: M’sia to decriminalise minor drug offences to solve overcrowding in prisons


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to introduce a new law to decriminalise minor drug offences in a bid to solve the issue of overcrowding in prisons, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

According to the Home Minister, the new legislation would be called the misuse of drugs and substances (Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation).

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