Malaysia Parliament votes to scrap mandatory death sentences
Malaysia’s Parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms
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Malaysia’s Parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms
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.
Malaysia's Parliament approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death sentences for some some offenses that didn't cause death. The bill will spare almost 1,300 prisoners on death row.
International outcry over the hanging of an intellectually disabled man has not swayed Singapore, the most active of Asian nations levying the death penalty.
International outcry over the hanging of an intellectually disabled man has not swayed Singapore, the most active of Asian nations levying the death penalty.