Anwar says orange detention garb unnecessary for those cooperating with investigations

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has suggested abolishing the practice of requiring individuals who are cooperating with investigations to wear orange detention garb before formal charges are made.

He emphasized that this is to prevent negative public perceptions of those under investigation who have not yet been charged.

Anwar cited a recent incident where a former minister was brought to court in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's detention attire and called for a reconsideration of this protocol.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Individuals who fully cooperate with investigations should not have to wear orange detention garb when brought to court before they are formally charged, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

He said the practice should be reconsidered to avoid creating negative public perceptions of individuals who remain under investigation and have yet to face any charges.

“I said yesterday that before prosecution, or before a person is brought to court and charged, there is no need to wear orange detention garb.

“So far, I respect the view that if someone is cooperating with an investigation, there is no need to make them wear orange detention garb because it creates a different perception,” he told reporters after Friday prayers at Masjid Bukit Indah in Ampang Jaya today.

On Tuesday, a former minister was brought to court wearing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) orange detention garb for a remand application in connection with an investigation into a hotel lease involving Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) in Saudi Arabia. — Bernama

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首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣建议废除要求配合调查的人员在正式提出指控前穿橙色拘留服的做法。

他强调，这样做是为了防止公众对那些正在接受调查但尚未被起诉的人产生负面看法。

安华援引最近一起事件，一名前部长身穿马来西亚反贪污委员会的拘留服被带到法庭，并呼吁重新考虑这一程序。

吉隆坡，9月4日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，全力配合调查的人员在被正式起诉前被带到法庭时，不应被要求穿橙色拘留服。

他表示，应该重新考虑这种做法，以避免对仍在接受调查但尚未面临任何指控的个人造成负面的公众印象。

“我昨天说过，在起诉之前，或者在某人被带到法庭并被指控之前，没有必要穿橙色拘留服。

“到目前为止，我尊重这样的观点：如果有人配合调查，就没有必要让他们穿橙色的拘留服，因为这会造成不同的印象，”他今天在安邦再也武吉英达清真寺做完周五祈祷后告诉记者。

周二，一名前部长身穿马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）橙色拘留服出庭，就其涉嫌参与沙特阿拉伯朝圣基金局（Lembaga Tabung Haji，简称TH）酒店租赁案的调查申请还押候审。——马新社

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