PETALING JAYA, May 29 — The Malaysian chapter of Amnesty International has today urged Putrajaya to allow public access to data on the death penalty here, pointing to the lack of...
The Malaysian chapter of Amnesty International has urged Putrajaya to allow public access to data on the death penalty in the country. — AFP file picPETALING JAYA, May 29 — The Malaysian chapter of Amnesty International has today urged Putrajaya to allow public access to data on the death penalty here, pointing to the lack of transparency among authorities.
"There ought to be proactive, consistent and detailed data sharing by the Malaysian government on the use of the death penalty, on death penalties, statistics, sentencing updates of the resentencing process and the next steps towards the abolition of the death penalty.She suggested that the government should utilise the media platforms that were available and make sure that their representatives were equipped with the knowledge.
"The secretive handling of pardoned petitions in Malaysia has aggravated the mental trauma of the prisoners and their loved ones, and has exacerbated the systematic flaws that undermine the exercise of the right to this last appeal,” she told the press. In February this year, Amnesty International Malaysia said it recorded a significant decrease in death sentences here within six months aftercame into effect in July last year, but was concerned that whipping has instead been used as an alternative punishment in addition to what it deemed as unfair trials.
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