MELAKA: Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has called for a fair and transparent house-arrest mechanism that could benefit eligible prisoners regardless of their financial background or social standing.
He said any future framework should uphold equality before the law, ensuring that opportunities for alternative sentencing were not confined to certain groups.
“I want to stress that there must not be two classes of treatment for prisoners, now or in the future,” he told reporters after the Jelajah Harapan Melaka Rumah Kita grand finale in Hang Tuah Jaya on Thursday night.
Mohamad, who is also Agriculture and Food Security Minister, said the proposed mechanism should be considered in the broader context of prison management, particularly overcrowding.
