Adopting Deferred Prosecution Agreement As A Non-Criminal Alternative in Corporate Criminal Liability for Corruption Offences in Malaysia

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To Cite this Article: Raof, N. A., Omar, N., & Othman, R. (2022). Adopting Deferred Prosecution Agreement As A Non-Criminal Alternative in Corporate Criminal Liability for Corruption Offences in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(9), 548– 559.

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