KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals under remand awaiting trial may qualify for home detention under a proposed law, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Saifuddin Nasution stated that the courts would have the discretion to assess eligibility and order individuals to undergo house arrest with a monitoring device until their trial date under the home detention bill.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the proposed law would not apply to individuals convicted of offences carrying the death penalty or life imprisonment, offences related to national security under Chapter 6 of the Penal Code, or offences under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (ATIPSOM) 2007. The Minister further elaborated that the home detention option would also exclude those involved in serious crimes with sentences of 10 years or more, offences under Section 39(b) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, domestic violence and child abuse offences, and offences carrying mandatory whipping sentences.

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Home Ministry is targeting this bill to apply primarily to remand detainees and those not involved in the aforementioned offences. Saifuddin Nasution shared this information while winding up the debate on the Supply (Budget) Bill 2025 at the policy stage for his ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.