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The death penalty will still exist for serious crimes, but judges will have the option to impose alternative punishments such as lengthy prison sentences or whipping.
While Malaysia’s vote stopped short of ending capital punishment, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network executive coordinator Dobby Chew welcomed the vote as a “good way forward”.
Executions have already been on hold in the country since 2018, and rights groups say the latest "important step" could reverberate across the wider region.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row.
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