KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s parliament on Monday approved legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences.
Under the amendments passed, alternatives to the death penalty include whipping and imprisonment of between 30 to 40 years – replacing all previous provisions that call for imprisonment for the duration of the offender’s natural life.
Malaysia has had a moratorium on executions since 2018.
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Ed Davies)
