A Rare Glimpse Into the Machinery of Malaysian Justice

SEGi law students were recently granted the rare opportunity to engage directly with Malaysia’s legal reform process during the Criminal Law Reform Committee (CLRC) Townhall Meeting on 11 June 2025. Invited by the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department (BHEUU), a small group of selected students from the Diploma in Law and Bachelor of Laws programmes joined representatives from the Attorney General’s Chambers, judiciary, law enforcement, prison services, and civil society organisations in an in-depth review of Malaysia’s criminal justice legislation.

The townhall centred on proposed reforms to the Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and the Evidence Act—statutes that form the backbone of the nation’s criminal justice system. Chaired by former Federal Court Judge Tan Sri Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal and supported by Deputy Chairman Datuk Ravinthran N. Paramaguru of the Court of Appeal, the session allowed students to observe how policy makers, legal experts, and civil society members debate and shape reform in real time.

Read more at https://colleges.segi.edu.my/sarawak/a-rare-glimpse-into-the-machinery-of-malaysian-justice/

This event is organised in support of the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

SDG 4 – Quality Education

SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities

SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions