The government is proposing new coroners legislation that seeks to reform Malaysia’s investigation framework for reportable, unexplained, sudden or suspicious deaths.
So what problems are the new law trying to solve? And could it change the way justice is served in Malaysia?
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to Dr Noorfajri Ismail, a senior law lecturer specialising in the administration of criminal justice at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and lead researcher for the proposed coroners legislation.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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