A group led by former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan says the death penalty should be retained for crimes involving loss of lives.
Former top cop Musa Hassan, Kevin Morais’ brother Richard Morais, lawyer Christina Teng and Heng Zhi Li from the Coalition against Abolition of Death Penalty.
He suggested that the death penalty be reviewed instead of abolished, to determine which crimes deserve mandatory punishment and which deserve discretionary. “When a crime is committed and a criminal confesses, we can’t use the confession. Maybe the person feared that they would be tortured, or the confession was obtained through force. The judge has to check how the confession was given.”
“If we want to do away with the death penalty, we need to determine that we have enough police officers to protect the safety and harmony of our citizens,” he said. The discretionary death penalty, on the other hand, can be handed out at the discretion of judges. Currently, 23 offences including drug trafficking and contamination of water carry the discretionary penalty.
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