Malaysia has confirmed it will abolish the mandatory death penalty, which is currently used in a number of offences, including murder and “terrorism”, and leave judges to decide the appropriate punishment.
After reviewing the findings of an expert report into proposed alternatives, the government will now consider proposed alternative sentences for the 11 offences that carry the mandatory death sentence, Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaffar said in a statement. It will also look into the use of the death penalty in 22 other offences.
