Azalina moots UK-style 'Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act'
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said has proposed introducing a new legislation following the bus crash which claimed the lives of 15 university students.
She said it is time for the government to assess the effectiveness of existing law enforcement, in addition to considering the need to amend the Penal Code or introduce a new Act.
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