Malaysia agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty | The Star/Asia News Network

The Malaysian government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty with a substitute sentence to be imposed at the discretion of the courts. READ MORE: https://str.sg/w6av

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, said the decision was reached following the presentation of the Report on the Study of Substitute Sentences on Mandatory Death Penalty by him at the Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday (June 8).