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Murdered victims’ families want govt to keep mandatory death penalty
PUTRAJAYA: The murdered victims’ families and representatives have come out strongly against the abolition of mandatory death penalty (MDP) for heinous crimes, including premeditated killings. They expressed their views after attending a meeting with members of the Select Committee for
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Liew: Discretionary powers for judges on imposing death penalty or not
KUALA LUMPUR: Judges will still have the discretion to impose death penalty under proposed changes in the law to abolish the mandatory death sentence currently in existence for 11 offences, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong
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Lawyer to take on Singapore AGC, save Pannir’s life
PETALING JAYA: Why is the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) refusing to give P Pannir Selvam a certificate of substantive assistance when the latter had assisted the government in tackling drug trafficking activities, asked Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today. Speaking at
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Liew: I did not interfere with Singapore’s judicial system
PUCHONG: Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong denied claims that he had tried to interfere with the Singaporean judiciary over the death sentence meted out on Pannir Selvam Pranthaman. In a statement, Liew said he made representation to the Singaporean
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Pannir escapes Singaporean gallows for now
PUCHONG: The Singapore Court of Appeal today granted a stay of execution for Malaysian who was convicted of drug trafficking in the island state. “Court of Appeal presided by the Chief Justice (Sundaresh Menon) granted the stay of execution to
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