Malaysia seeks to decriminalise suicide attempts ...Kuwait

Malaysia is seeking to decriminalise suicide attempts, its law minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a recent slew of legal reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government. The announcement comes a day after Malaysia's parliament on Monday voted to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences. The law currently stipulates that anyone attempting suicide can be jailed for up to one year, fined, or both. The government wants to repeal that but will retain "aiding and abetting" suicide as a criminal offence, Law Minister Azalina Othman Said said in a statement on Tuesday. The

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