A legal study on the implementation of DNA profiling in Malaysia to pre-convicted and convicted persons / Aadilah Baharudin … [et al.]

DNA Identification Act 2009 has been tabled in Parliament but it is yet to be enforced. This Bill requires the storing and preservation of DNA profiles from samples taken from suspects, at crime scenes and from the missing person index. However, there is still no necessity at present for the Malaysian citizen to store their DNA profiles. Upon introduction to the Parliament, many proposed this Act as they believed that it will create numerous miscarriages of Justice. In our research, we will be introducing the DNA Identification Act 2009 tabled by the parliament and we will be explaining on the basis of the introduction of this Bill. We will also be discussing on the controversies lies in this particular Bill and we will also be comparing the Bill to other countries which have adopted DNA profiling in their countries.