MACC: There are exceptions to right to legal representation

The constitutional right to legal representation does not always mean witnesses and suspects will have access to their lawyers during an investigation, said the MACC.

Its deputy director in charge of MACC’s legal and prosecution division, Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, cited legal precedent where such rights are suspended in certain circumstances.

He said this after Lawyers for Liberty criticised the MACC...