Courts to phase out online bail system e-Jamin on May 19

Four years after being introduced to shorten the court bail process, the judiciary would stop using the e-Jamin system and revert to its manual bail practice from May 19 onwards.

In a circular from the Bar Council to all its members today, the legal professional body said it was informed of this change by the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court via an email to the Bar dated May 13.

In the circular...