Apex court begins review hearing for death row inmates

Review proceedings for seven inmates who were sentenced under mandatory death penalty laws began today at the Federal Court.

These are the first review proceedings since the implementation of the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporal Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 on Sept 12.

In a statement today, Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Said Othman said all seven were on death row after being found...