Malaysia Bans Mandatory Death Penalty In Fresh Policy
June 10, 2022
6:44 pm
It was a new dawn for the Malaysian government as it finally assented to plans to abolish the mandatory death penalty, with campaigners welcoming the move but cautioning the Government that had failed to deliver on previous vows to improve rights.
The death penalty remains mandatory for several offences in the Southeast Asian nation, including murder and drug trafficking, although aΒ moratoriumΒ on executions has been in place since 2018.
That year a reformist alliance took power and announced it would abolish capital punishment entirely but the plan stalled due to opposition from political rivals and murder victimsβ families.
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