Decriminalising minor drug offences way to go, says Lee Lam Thye

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed new law to decriminalise minor drug offences is the way to go as addicts should be sent to rehabilitation centres for treatment instead of jail, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

“Ensuring treatment for addicts is a right move as addiction should be dealt with as a health problem instead of a criminal one,” said the Alliance for a Safe Community chairman. Lee also called for…