Plans to amend Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act underway, says Saifuddin

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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).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/5TVk8  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It's like a prison.

00:02It's not only when we accept the court's decision,

00:05that we have to take care of it.

00:07Now we have to think about it.

00:09We have to make sure that in this rehabilitation program,

00:13if we put them in the community program more,

00:17they can have all the accessories.

00:19In fact, even after that, we have to think about it.

00:23Until then, it means the prison is not over.

00:27The prison is not over.

00:30But your suggestion,

00:32what's new in your suggestion?

00:35If we...

00:36The government's incentive is clear.

00:38But if we want to make sure,

00:40the prospects that have served the company,

00:43that after a period of time,

00:45we can clear their name, their records.

00:48That's under Article 7.

00:51Article 7 is

00:54the Act on the Record of Crimes and Records of Unwanted Persons.

00:59Coincidentally.

01:00I have just issued an order from KSU, TKSU,

01:03that I am determined to clear their records.

01:07Without hearing your suggestion today,

01:10I would have issued an order earlier.

01:13Okay.

01:14What contributes to me thinking about that?

01:17A few months ago,

01:19when I was sitting in the parliament,

01:21I was asked by an old couple.

01:23Husband and wife from Kelantan, Tanah Merah.

01:26He asked for help.

01:27He said his son got a job.

01:29A job as a carpenter.

01:31A carpenter.

01:32A carpenter.

01:33Then, when he got the job offer,

01:35the employer erased his records with the police.

01:38He was stuck there.

01:39I said, what's the problem, son?

01:41Sir.

01:42He said, when he was in school in Tanah Merah,

01:45he lived in an ashram.

01:48One day,

01:49he was arrested by his friends.

01:51The police arrested him.

01:52Then, he opened his IP.

01:54He opened a search warrant.

01:56Then, he never ended up in a lawsuit.

01:58Never.

01:59He was brought to court.

02:01If he didn't go to court,

02:02there was never an arrest.

02:03Now, he will be classified as an undetected person.

02:08A person who is involved in a police investigation.

02:13He will be classified as an undetected person.

02:15Is there a record for that?

02:16Even if he was a carpenter,

02:17the employer didn't give him a record.

02:19I was affected by this story.

02:22I told my colleagues,

02:24even now,

02:25let's ask for a record of 7 counts with the police.

02:28The number is more than 1 million.

02:31I asked the data science unit,

02:33KDN.

02:34We have a data scientist unit.

02:35He has processed everything.

02:38So, now,

02:40Dato' Alim is here.

02:41He helped me to understand the situation.

02:44I couldn't wait to do one thing.

02:46I said,

02:47is there a record of 7 counts

02:49that gives the minister the power to speak?

02:52Administratively,

02:54it can be issued.

02:56But,

02:57the minister can't use the power to speak,

02:59but the 7 counts need to be moved.

03:01Now, we will work both ways.

03:04There is a way.

03:06Administratively,

03:07the minister can invoke.

03:09There is a section in it.

03:11We also need to make a move in the parliament.

03:14We will present the basic paper in the near future.

03:17So, I really want to clear it.

03:19Especially,

03:20the one that doesn't involve the prohibition of punishment.

03:22Then, the violation of the constitution,

03:24and the basis of the punishment, etc.

03:26So, we will focus on

03:28the category of people who are not wanted.

03:30So, I think,

03:32the right thing for us to do is

03:34to give them a second chance.

03:37And, the data will guide us.

03:40Especially, the first offender.

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