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Ahnbhalagan Muthu died in prison in Penang last month. His wife claims he was severely beaten shortly before his death. His is the latest in a series of tragic cases highlighting issues with Malaysia’s prisons.
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PETALING JAYA: Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong has urged the public to show interest in the treatment of Malaysian prisoners so that the authorities would feel pressured to respect their rights.
Speaking to FMT, Kua said mistreated prisoners could end up being a bigger threat to society after their re…
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Malaysia has rowed back on an earlier plan to completely repeal the death penalty, saying that while the government will abolish mandatory capital punishment, it will leave it for courts to decide whether a person convicted of a serious crime will hang.
The mandatory death penalty for 11 criminal o…
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The Malaysian Prisons Department is studying the viability of using artificial intelligence (AI) systems in its facilities.
Its director general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar said smart technologies could be used to support management and administration within and outside prison walls.
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In 2018, Malaysia had a change in government for the first time since its independence. The new administration has committed to abolishing the death penalty for all crimes. Malaysia has had a moratorium on executions since this date.
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Malaysia’s new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that human rights groups hailed Thursday as a major advance.
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Drugs
Some 33,500 of the 59,600 convicts in prisons in this country are because of drug offences and they represent 56 per cent of the total number of prison inmates nationwide.
Director of Inmate Management of the Prison Department, SAC Nordin Muhamad said of the total, 71.3 percent of those in prison a…
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Health
Suhakam report, in detailing how inadequate healthcare is in prisons, notes insufficient sick bays, inadequately trained doctors and severely disproportionate number of doctors to prisoners.
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Malaysia : Single mother with nine children sentenced to death for meth possession
Incident has ignited fierce debate on women’s rights and capital
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Visitors will be spoilt for choice to see and buy various handicrafts showcased in a gallery at the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort here.
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Malaysia: stop sending MCO offenders to prison, consider other alternative measures
With Malaysia already facing an impending prison overcrowding
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Malaysia: anti-death penalty Asia Network wants centralisation of death sentence reviews
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Malaysia: eight AIDS-related deaths recorded in Kajang Prison as of October, says deputy director
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Eight AIDS-related deaths have been recorded involving male inmates of Kajang Prison as of October this year, said its superintendent Shollehin Dahari.
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Malaysia: Perak to conduct pilot project to help women detainees generate income, says state prison director
Perak will conduct a pilot project
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Some people fear death every morning. Others are sentenced to death in countries that no longer carry out executions. At least 483 executions were documented in 2020. Prison Insider publishes an overview of practices in nine countries that have not abolished the death penalty.
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Each week, Roads & Kingdoms and Slate publish a new dispatch from around the globe. For more foreign correspondence mixed with food, war, travel, and photography, visit their online magazine or follow @roadskingdoms on Twitter.
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Death penalty: global trends
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Reduction of 30% in the number of executions, decrease in the number of countries having recourse to the executions: human rights organisation Amnesty international publishes its 2018 report on recourse to the death penalty.
Singapore: days ahead to die
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The city-state is a strong supporter of the death penalty. Death sentences are regularly handed down for drug-related offences, as witnessed in neighbouring countries. Is abolition on the horizon?
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No execution has been recorded since 2016. The number of sentences, however, has been on the rise. Since 2014, Indonesia has increased its efforts in the war on drugs after Indonesian President Widodo described it as a “national emergency”.