Date of Anwar's release not fixed
Published on: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Kuala Lumpur: The June 8 release date for the jailed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim can still change, says the Home Ministry."The sentence and release date of a prisoner can change if the inmate violates prison rules, which will lead to the disqualification of his remission under Prisons Regulations," said the Ministry in a written reply to Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR-Alor Setar).The Ministry confirmed that Anwar's scheduled release date is June 8, as given by the Prisons Department.
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It said the date of Anwar's release was calculated based on the Prisons Act 1995 and the Prisons Regulations 2000, which allows early release for Anwar with a one-third remission of his prison sentence.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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