Septuagenarian among nine whose death sentences commuted to 30 years’ jail
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — A 76-year-old former security guard was among nine individuals whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment of 30 years by...
Couple’s death sentence commuted to 30 years jail for drug trafficking
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 22 — A former mechanic and a former cosmetician, found guilty on two counts of trafficking drugs, escaped the gallows today after the...
Appeals court grants final adjournment in Kevin Morais murder trial
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 — The Court of Appeal allowed a final adjournment of the appeal hearing by six men today, against their conviction and death...
Death sentence of three convicted of murder commuted to imprisonment
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 — Three friends convicted of murder escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today commuted the mandatory death sentence to imprisonment....
Maintenance staff spared hangman’s noose; jailed 10 years, six months for possessing cannabis
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — A former maintenance staff at an army air base in Sungai Petani, Kedah, escaped the hangman’s noose today after his drug...
Law on revision of death penalty, life imprisonment comes into force tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — A total of 1,020 prisoners who have been sentenced to mandatory death and life imprisonment can now file an application in...
Two foreigners sentenced to death for murder of Grab driver
SHAH ALAM, July 28 — Two foreigners were sentenced to death by the High Court today, after they were found guilty of the murder of...
Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 pct in 2022
BERLIN, May 16 — The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure...
Singapore chides billionaire Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker
SINGAPORE, April 26 — The Singapore government on Tuesday (April 25) accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting...
Death penalty not proven as best preventive measure — Deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 would not necessarily lead to an increase in serious crime cases, the...
Bill to abolish death penalty tabled for first reading in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. It was...
Five Indian nationals get death sentence for drug trafficking
SEREMBAN, March 15 — The High Court here today ordered five Indian nationals to be hanged to death after finding them guilty of trafficking methamphetamine...