Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a substitute sentence that will be imposed at the discretion of the courts.
This is significant for Southeast Asia where crimes punishable by death include murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, kidnapping and possession of firearms.
The Malaysian government arrived at the decision after the presentation of a rep
Malaysia government agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
