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Malaysia's Witness Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026 introduces one-off assistance for participants leaving the programme, covering housing, relocation, and school transfers to ease their transition.
Malaysia's parliament has begun considering landmark amendments to strengthen its witness protection regime, introducing psychological support services and allowing guardians to enrol vulnerable individuals in the programme.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld findings that a key prosecution witness in the Syed Saddiq trial may have experienced improper pressure during the MACC investigation, validating earlier Court of Appeal concerns about investigative conduct.