Calling for end to death penalty, Suhakam wants committee findings released

The Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has urged Putrajaya to release the official report by a special committee to review alternative sentences for the mandatory death penalty.

It said the committee, which was appointed by former de facto law minister Liew Vui Keong, had completed a study on the matter and submitted the report to the previous government in February 2020.

“In view of the weight and urgency of...