Does Malaysia use jury trials?
Not used
Malaysia abolished jury trials in 1995 due to concerns about impartiality.
Malaysia is one of 4 countries classified “Not used” for jury trials — 14% of the 29 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Jury trial
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Singapore
- Not used Singapore abolished jury trials in 1969, distrust of the system due to multicultural concerns.
- Hong Kong
- Jury trials used Hong Kong maintains jury trials for criminal cases in the High Court, but not in the District Court.
- Taiwan
- Jury trials used Citizen judge system implemented in 2023, with random selection of citizens participating in felony trials.
- Australia
- Jury trials used Jury trials were revived in Australia in 1833 for criminal matters, with constitutional guarantees for Commonwealth offences.
- South Korea
- Limited use / mixed courts Citizen participation trials use juries only when defendant requests it, with court discretion to exclude cases.
- India
- Limited use / mixed courts India used jury trials in High Courts of Presidency towns, but not elsewhere under British rule.
Other laws in Malaysia
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- School Corporal Punishment
- Legal
- Military Conscription
- Selective / de jure only
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