After appeal, more than 500 escape gallows since 2000 - minister

PARLIAMENT | The Federal Court has set aside a total of 515 death sentences since 2000 while the Court of Appeal has likewise set aside 347 death sentences, government figures reveal.

The de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan said of the 515 death sentences set aside by the apex court, most cases (351 cases) concern Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 that deals with drug trafficking...