TODAY’S PAPER EDITION: HEADLINE: Mob Justice – ‘Don’t take the law into your own hands’

PETALING JAYA: Law and order are important to protect the public at large. It is not for the people to take it upon themselves to pursue mob justice, said a lawyer and a social activist.

They were commenting on an incident on Friday, in which a group of “friends” set fire to a 15-year-old boy’s neck and body after accusing him of stealing RM100 in Kemaman, Terengganu.

The incident has caused much consternation, especially since it was not the first vigilante incident to occur in the country.

Lawyer Kokila Vaani Vadiveloo said people who execute mob justice can be punished under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt, which provides for a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine, or caning, or any two of the punishments.

She said the public can only exercise their citizen’s right to arrest a suspect under Section 27 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) when an offence occurs, and they must immediately hand the suspect to the police instead of causing injuries to the detainee.

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