Four years after being introduced to shorten the court bail process, the judiciary would stop using the E-Jamin system and revert to its manual bail practice from May 19 onwards.
In a circular from the Bar Council to all its members today, the legal professional body said it was informed of this change by the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court via an email to the Bar dated May 13.
In the circular, titled “Update on Bail Management in Courts in Malaysia”, members were informed that “the E-Jamin system will no longer be used by the courts”.
“Bail management and processes will revert to the manual practice before E-Jamin from May 19, 2024, onwards,” the Bar circular stated.
The legal profession body advised lawyers on the procedures for the return of bail money after May 18 for cases in courts that were made through the E-Jamin system.
“We will be compiling feedback and will continue to engage with the courts regarding this development,” the Bar told its members.
Malaysiakini has contacted the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya over the latest development.
Shorter process
In February 2020, the Malaysian Reserve reported the launch of E-Jamin, which sought to act as an online bail solution to shorten the posting of bail for court cases nationwide.
It reported that Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd and Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd collaborated with Dapat Vista Sdn Bhd to launch Malaysia’s pioneer digital bail payment solution, which had a soft launch earlier on Jan 13 that same year.
E-Jamin was the first bail payment solution in Malaysia and South East Asia which allowed bailors to make payments within 30 minutes, leading to a speedy release of those in remand.
The system allowed bailors to post bail via mobile devices and laptops without going through a time-consuming process of travelling between the courts and the banks to open a surety account.
It allowed bail payment via FPX online banking and required bailors to complete an online form with the bailors’ personal details and that of the accused.
The bail money would then be automatically directed to the designated bank accounts once payment is made.
At the close of the case, the bail money would then be refunded to the bailors’ bank accounts within a short time frame. - Mkini
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