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Groups repeat call to decriminalise attempted suicide


PETALING JAYA: Several groups have renewed their call for Section 309 of the Penal Code, which makes attempted suicide a crime, to be repealed as well as charges against those who have survived suicide attempts be dropped.
They also asked that an immediate moratorium be imposed against the move to punish suicide survivors under the law.
Datuk Dr Venugopal Balchand, who is decriminalisation focus group chairman of the National Coalition of Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) initiated by Rotary Malaysia, said an urgent repeal is timely as suicide rates have “skyrocketed” amid the pandemic.
“It is not an issue of crime; victims should not be hauled up to the police or remanded. They should be sent to a medical institution. ....

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JSC recommends Phatshoane for Deputy Judge President of Northern Cape and Nxumalo, Lever as judges


During Friday s interviews, 
Judge Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane, the only candidate, was recommended for the position of Deputy Judge President in the Northern Cape.
Advocates 
Lawrence Lever and Albert Nxumalo were recommended, out of three candidates, to fill two vacant judges posts.
The interviews will continue on Monday.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended Judge Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane for the Deputy Judge President of the Northern Cape Division of the High Court. 
Phatshoane was the only person to be interviewed for the position on Friday. According to Judges Matter, Phatshoane was interviewed twice unsuccessfully in 2017 to be the deputy head of the Northern Cape High Court division. ....

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