Dzulkefly urges AGC to show mercy on mother jailed for stealing Milo

Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad has called on the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to show mercy in the case of a mother who was sentenced to 14 months in jail for stealing two packets of Milo.

While stressing that he was not attempting to question the judiciary, Dzulkefly said he was exasperated by what he deemed was “a decision barren of the concept of proportionality and reasonableness”.

“It worries me a lot when heavy sentences are handed down for...