Deputy minister: Death penalty to stay but will be made optional
Hanipa said the mandatory death penalty was for nine offences under the Penal Code and two under the Firearms Act 1971. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said this mandatory death penalty was for nine offences under the Penal Code and two under the Firearms Act 1971.
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