Sinar Daily | The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty. Lawyer Joshua Tay said although the death penalty was not abolished completely, it is only fair that all death row inmates be given the opportunity to be resentenced, perhaps by a special panel of judges.
Astro Awani | Malaysia announced on June 10 that it will abolish the mandatory death sentence for drug offences and murder among others, and leave the sentencing to the judge. Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon noted, if the abolishment of the mandatory death penalty has no impact on crime rates, the argument that it has not deterred crime is justified.
Bernama | Malaysia akan memansuhkan hukuman mati mandatori terhadap kesalahan berkaitan dadah serta kes bunuh. Sejak sekian lama, pertubuhan hak asasi manusia berhujah bahawa hukuman mati tidak berkesan sebagai pencegah jenayah. Peguam hak asasi manusia Edmund Bon berkata, jika pemansuhan hukuman mati mandatori tiada impak ke atas kadar jenayah, maka ini mewajarkan hujah mereka.
Malaysiakini | The special committee to review alternative sentences to the mandatory death penalty has submitted its report to the government after consultations with international experts, families of crime victims, families of prisoners on death row, prisoners on death rows themselves, government agencies, religious groups, civil society as well as government and opposition Members of Parliament. Edmund Bon was a member of the special committee.
Malaysiakini | The government has set up a special task force to study an alternative sentence to the mandatory death penalty. The special task force will be chaired by a former chief justice and its membership will include human rights lawyer Edmund Bon.
Sinar Daily | The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty. Lawyer Joshua Tay said although the death penalty was not abolished completely, it is only fair that all death row inmates be given the opportunity to be resentenced, perhaps by a special panel of judges.
Astro Awani | Malaysia announced on June 10 that it will abolish the mandatory death sentence for drug offences and murder among others, and leave the sentencing to the judge. Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon noted, if the abolishment of the mandatory death penalty has no impact on crime rates, the argument that it has not deterred crime is justified.
Bernama | Malaysia akan memansuhkan hukuman mati mandatori terhadap kesalahan berkaitan dadah serta kes bunuh. Sejak sekian lama, pertubuhan hak asasi manusia berhujah bahawa hukuman mati tidak berkesan sebagai pencegah jenayah. Peguam hak asasi manusia Edmund Bon berkata, jika pemansuhan hukuman mati mandatori tiada impak ke atas kadar jenayah, maka ini mewajarkan hujah mereka.
Malaysiakini | The special committee to review alternative sentences to the mandatory death penalty has submitted its report to the government after consultations with international experts, families of crime victims, families of prisoners on death row, prisoners on death rows themselves, government agencies, religious groups, civil society as well as government and opposition Members of Parliament. Edmund Bon was a member of the special committee.
Malaysiakini | The government has set up a special task force to study an alternative sentence to the mandatory death penalty. The special task force will be chaired by a former chief justice and its membership will include human rights lawyer Edmund Bon.
