Indefinite extension of execution moratoriums needed: Amnesty

Amnesty International said its monitoring of judicial decisions in capital cases in Malaysia since the repeal of the mandatory death penalty indicates an urgent need for the authorities to indefinitely extend the 2018 official moratorium on executions.

In a statement today, the human rights group said figures it recorded in the first six months since courts were granted full sentencing discretion showed a significant decrease in the number of death sentences imposed or upheld by the courts.