'Hurting the poor': Lawyers petition against scrapping e-Jamin

Editor's note: The article has been amended to state that the surety in the case represented by Azira Aziz received the reimbursement the same day through e-Jamin.

Some 50 lawyers have signed a memorandum petitioning the Prime Minister’s Department against the court’s sudden decision to cancel the e-Jamin electronic bail management system.

This is after the Malaysian Bar in its circular this week announced the e-Jamin system will no longer be in use starting May 20.

On that day, the digital system...