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Plans to amend Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act underway, says Saifuddin
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11/5/2024
There are plans to amend the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail at a town hall at the Prisons Department Complex in Kajang on Tuesday (Nov 5).
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00:00
It's like a prison.
00:02
It's not only when we accept the court's decision,
00:05
that we have to take care of it.
00:07
Now we have to think about it.
00:09
We have to make sure that in this rehabilitation program,
00:13
if we put them in the community program more,
00:17
they can have all the accessories.
00:19
In fact, even after that, we have to think about it.
00:23
Until then, it means the prison is not over.
00:27
The prison is not over.
00:30
But your suggestion,
00:32
what's new in your suggestion?
00:35
If we...
00:36
The government's incentive is clear.
00:38
But if we want to make sure,
00:40
the prospects that have served the company,
00:43
that after a period of time,
00:45
we can clear their name, their records.
00:48
That's under Article 7.
00:51
Article 7 is
00:54
the Act on the Record of Crimes and Records of Unwanted Persons.
00:59
Coincidentally.
01:00
I have just issued an order from KSU, TKSU,
01:03
that I am determined to clear their records.
01:07
Without hearing your suggestion today,
01:10
I would have issued an order earlier.
01:13
Okay.
01:14
What contributes to me thinking about that?
01:17
A few months ago,
01:19
when I was sitting in the parliament,
01:21
I was asked by an old couple.
01:23
Husband and wife from Kelantan, Tanah Merah.
01:26
He asked for help.
01:27
He said his son got a job.
01:29
A job as a carpenter.
01:31
A carpenter.
01:32
A carpenter.
01:33
Then, when he got the job offer,
01:35
the employer erased his records with the police.
01:38
He was stuck there.
01:39
I said, what's the problem, son?
01:41
Sir.
01:42
He said, when he was in school in Tanah Merah,
01:45
he lived in an ashram.
01:48
One day,
01:49
he was arrested by his friends.
01:51
The police arrested him.
01:52
Then, he opened his IP.
01:54
He opened a search warrant.
01:56
Then, he never ended up in a lawsuit.
01:58
Never.
01:59
He was brought to court.
02:01
If he didn't go to court,
02:02
there was never an arrest.
02:03
Now, he will be classified as an undetected person.
02:08
A person who is involved in a police investigation.
02:13
He will be classified as an undetected person.
02:15
Is there a record for that?
02:16
Even if he was a carpenter,
02:17
the employer didn't give him a record.
02:19
I was affected by this story.
02:22
I told my colleagues,
02:24
even now,
02:25
let's ask for a record of 7 counts with the police.
02:28
The number is more than 1 million.
02:31
I asked the data science unit,
02:33
KDN.
02:34
We have a data scientist unit.
02:35
He has processed everything.
02:38
So, now,
02:40
Dato' Alim is here.
02:41
He helped me to understand the situation.
02:44
I couldn't wait to do one thing.
02:46
I said,
02:47
is there a record of 7 counts
02:49
that gives the minister the power to speak?
02:52
Administratively,
02:54
it can be issued.
02:56
But,
02:57
the minister can't use the power to speak,
02:59
but the 7 counts need to be moved.
03:01
Now, we will work both ways.
03:04
There is a way.
03:06
Administratively,
03:07
the minister can invoke.
03:09
There is a section in it.
03:11
We also need to make a move in the parliament.
03:14
We will present the basic paper in the near future.
03:17
So, I really want to clear it.
03:19
Especially,
03:20
the one that doesn't involve the prohibition of punishment.
03:22
Then, the violation of the constitution,
03:24
and the basis of the punishment, etc.
03:26
So, we will focus on
03:28
the category of people who are not wanted.
03:30
So, I think,
03:32
the right thing for us to do is
03:34
to give them a second chance.
03:37
And, the data will guide us.
03:40
Especially, the first offender.
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