They feel that true justice should be equal in kind to the offence, i.e. “an eye for an eye” theSun theSundaily deathpenalty court Malaysia DewanRakyat Parliament
countries have abolished the death penalty and replaced it with alternative sentences. In Malaysia, parliament has taken the first step to remove the mandatory death penalty and has passed sweeping legal reforms to trim the number of offences punishable by death and abolish natural-life prison sentences.
It is not an easy decision – the taking of a life even for the most heinous of crimes involves complicated procedures. For a start, the motion to abolish the word “mandatory” from death sentences for drug-related offences has been tabled in Parliament.In Malaysia, the death sentence is imposed for cases involving murder, certain firearm offences, kidnapping, drug trafficking and treason.
Currently, drug mules are sentenced to death due to the nature of the law. However, those involving boys and girls should instead be sentenced to community service. The death sentence should be reserved for drug lords and cartels.
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