The government is set to introduce a new law that will make house arrest a potential sentence for minor crimes, with the proposal expected to be tabled in parliament next year. How should this legislation take shape? Criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee walks through the finer details that need clarification in the drafting of the bill.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Adani Binti Mohamad Zaidi

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories:  politics,  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  minor offence,  house arrest law,