20 Jan 2021 / 22:29 H. Pix for illustration purposes. PUTRAJAYA: All criminal case proceedings including public interest cases will continue to be conducted in open courts in states under the Movement Control Order (MCO) effective Jan 27. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat issued this directive today, and copies of the circular, sighted by Bernama, were sent out to court registrars, Court of Appeal president, Chief Judge of Malaya, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, the Attorney-General, the Bar Council, Advocates Association of Sarawak and the Sabah Law Society. Among the criminal cases that will be focused on are pre-2020 cases, with priority to ongoing trials, those involving child offenders and cases of public interest, the circular read.