Saifuddin Reviews Conditional Detention Rules Ahead of Parliament

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KUALA LUMPUR, 12 November 2026 (The Capital Post) – Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail chaired a pre-council meeting at Parliament on Thursday to coordinate preparations for the Dewan Rakyat’s oral question-and-answer session.

The meeting began at 8.30 am at the Home Ministry’s meeting room on Level 3 of the Members of Parliament and Administration Block, ahead of the parliamentary session scheduled for 10 am.

According to the Home Ministry (KDN), the meeting focused on coordinating responses to Oral Question No. 1 (L36659), particularly matters involving the implementation of conditional detention orders.

Discussions covered legal requirements, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and mechanisms for the control and supervision of conditional detention orders.

The coordination involved the Malaysian Prisons Department, the ministry’s Prisons, Anti-Drug and RELA Division, and its Legal Division to ensure that the relevant information and procedures were aligned.

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Among those present were KDN Deputy Secretary-General (Security) Dato’ Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman and Malaysian Prisons Department Director-General Hafidz Othman.

The meeting was also attended by representatives from the ministry’s Strategic Planning Division, Prisons, Anti-Drug and RELA Division, and Legal Division.

Senior officials from the Home Minister’s Office, Malaysian Prisons Department, Corporate Communications Unit and the ministry’s parliamentary secretariat were also involved in the discussions.

According to a post on the official Facebook page of Kementerian Dalam Negeri, the pre-council session was conducted to coordinate legal and operational input ahead of the minister’s scheduled response in the Dewan Rakyat.– The Capital Post