KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA is considering reviving the jury system which was abolished more than a decade ago, the minister in charge of legal affairs said on Wednesday.
Malaysia axed jury trials in 1995, with the government arguing at the time that it would hasten court proceedings, and citing difficulties in finding qualified jurors as ordinary Malaysians were ill-equipped to weigh up evidence.
Nazri Aziz, the minister in the prime minister's department overseeing legal affairs, said the government is now looking at reviving the system which is practised by countries including Britain and the United States.
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