Home Minister: Malaysia has no home detention law yet
MALAYSIA does not currently have a specific law governing home detention, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said, as the Government prepares to begin the process of drafting legislation on the mechanism. Saifuddin said the proposed H...
Malaysia currently lacks a specific law governing home detention, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The government is set to begin drafting legislation on the mechanism, with the proposed Home Detention Act aimed at addressing prison overcrowding by allowing eligible remand detainees to await trial at home under electronic monitoring.
Saifuddin clarified that serious criminal cases are excluded from this mechanism. The Cabinet has given an in-principle approval for the Home Ministry to start drafting and tabling the Bill in Parliament, but the proposed mechanism has not yet become law. Malaysia currently has 41 prisons housing approximately 93,000 inmates, exceeding its capacity of around 75,000.
Remand detainees, those charged but denied bail or unable to meet bail conditions, are awaiting trial and could be placed under home detention if the Bill is passed, with their movements monitored electronically until their trial dates.
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