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Govt agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty: Wan Junaidi
The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
In a statement, he said Putrajaya decided to substitute the mandatory provision with other types of punishment that would be decided by the court.
The decision was reached after...
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