Alternate options to the loss of life penalty underneath the sweeping reforms handed by parliament earlier this week embody caning and a jail time period of as much as 40 years. Siti Zabidah Muhammad Rasyid, 66, factors at a photograph of her son Razali Ahmad, who was sentenced to loss of life 23 years in…
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Malaysian parliament votes to scrap necessary dying penalty
Convictions for a number of offences, together with homicide and drug trafficking, beforehand got here with computerized dying penalties, giving judges no leeway. The reform will nonetheless need to clear the senate, however is extensively anticipated to move with out main opposition. (AA) Malaysia’s parliament has handed a invoice to take away necessary dying sentences,…
Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin faces corruption, cash laundering expenses
Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 till August 2021, would be the nation’s second chief after ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to be indicted after leaving workplace. Former prime minister of Malaysia and Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin arrives on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Fee (MACC) headquarters to provide an announcement over allegations that his…