Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
HARARE: Zimbabwean Cabinet on Tuesday approved the abolition of the death penalty and, in its place, endorsed the imposition of lengthy to life jail sentences, New Ziana reported quoted Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Service, Dr Jenfan Muswere. During a post-cabinet press briefing, he stated that Tuesday’s cabinet decision was the culmination of a long and […]
Bill to abolish death penalty tabled for first reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. It was tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. When tabling the bill, Azalina said it will also be presented for second reading during the […]
Rehab centre worker, trainee charged with murder
SUNGAI SIPUT: An employee and a staff member at a Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a trainee there last month. The Puspen staff, Aslam, 35, and Suffian, 30, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Nurul Asyifa Redzuan, but […]
Rights activists want death penalty abolished
By Nina Muslim In June last year, Malaysia announced its intention to abolish the mandatory death penalty for non-violent offences and give the courts discretion in sentencing but the road to achieving this is long and winding albeit with an end in sight. With the new coalition government, led by Pakatan Harapan which first put […]
Progressive reforms in the pipeline
MIRI: The amendments to various legislations with a view to removing the mandatory death penalty are expected to be tabled at the next Parliamentary sitting, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms), Ramkarpal Singh. “….and I hope other progressive reforms will follow suit,” he said here on Friday night during […]
Mandatory death penalty: Lawmakers discuss alternatives
KUCHING: The views of MPs and representatives of Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) will be taken into account as efforts continue on the proposed abolition of the mandatory death penalty. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this following an engagement […]
Duo arrested in alleged murder case
KUCHING: Two men were arrested on suspicion of beating a teenage boy to death in an incident at Jalan Tun Jugah, here. The suspects, aged 43 and 50, were arrested by a police team from Kuching district police headquarters. Acting district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the incident happened at about 1am resulting in […]
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
MIAMI: A young man who gunned down 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida goes on trial Monday, with jurors set to hand down either the death penalty or a life sentence. Nikolas Cruz took an AR-15 assault rifle into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day in 2018 and killed […]
Mandatory death law must be scrutinised
KUCHING: The country’s mandatory death law needs to be studied further. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said in the meanwhile the application of the law in court is suspended until the law has been amended. He said it involved cases that had already been decided […]
Malaysia decides to abolish death penalty
KUCHING: The federal government has agreed to abolish the death penalty, substituting it with a sentence at the discretion of the court. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that the decision was reached following the presentation of the Report on the Study of Substitute Sentences […]
