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Unacceptable to close bail counter earlier than usual – Hanipa
It is unacceptable for the registration counter that processes bails to be closed earlier than usual, said former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Mohamed Hanipa Maidin.
This comes after six Malaysians, who are facing charges of criminal conspiracy with the intention to cheat, were reportedly forced to spend the long weekend in prison after they could not post bail due to the early closure of the bail counter.
Hanipa said in a statement today that it is absolutely illegal to deny the six men from posting bail when the court had already granted...
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