Malaysia Commutes First Batch of Death Sentences Under New Law

Malaysia Commutes First Batch of Death Sentences Under New Law

Malaysia’s apex court has commuted the death sentences and natural-life prison terms of 11 people convicted of drug trafficking, including two foreigners, in the first reviews conducted since the country’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty earlier this year. In a ruling yesterday, state news agency Bernama reported that a three-judge panel at the Federal … Read more