PUTRAJAYA: In conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Prisons Department will implement the Ihsan Madani Prisoners’ Release on Licence (OBB) programme (Awaited Return), says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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The Prime Minister said this would give Muslim prisoners an opportunity to celebrate Aidilfitri with their beloved families and allow non-Muslim inmates to strengthen family ties.
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“This OBB release is implemented throughout the Malaysian prisons institution involving more than 1,000 prisoners in the months of Ramadan and Syawal,” he said at a press conference here on Tuesday (April 18).
Anwar also made other announcements on Tuesday, including an additional public holiday for Hari Raya, four days of toll-free travel in highways nationwide over the festive period and a chance to settle all police summonses issued before 2023 at a special RM50 rate each for a period of one month. – Bernama