Malaysia Death Penalty Statistics

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Malaysia death penalty statistics. Malaysia s decision against a total repeal of the death penalty could also weigh on the future of a fugitive policeman sirul azhar umar who fled to australia just before a malaysian court. The substantive information was gathered. As of february 2019 1 281 people were reported to be on death row in malaysia including 568 44 foreign nationals. During malaysia s third cycle of the universal periodic review countries issued various recommendations to malaysia related to the death penalty.

Malaysia announced a moratorium on executions and a review of its death penalty laws. At the end of 2019 106 countries a majority of the world s states had abolished the death penalty in law for all crimes and 142 countries more than two thirds had abolished the death penalty in law or practice. According to the us death penalty information centre 2 as of july 2017 there were 2 817 inmates on death row. The death penalty is currently retained for 33 offences in malaysia including 12 for which it is the mandatory punishment and in recent years has been used mostly for murder and drug trafficking.

Death penalty in malaysia march 2018 1 introduction this joint stakeholder report aims to provide up to date and useful information to understand the reality of the death penalty in malaysia in view of the next review of malaysia by the working group on the universal periodic review upr in november 2018. Europe and central asia. Gambia kazakhstan malaysia the russian federation and tajikistan continued to observe official moratoriums on executions. The us case also highlights the fact that the death penalty is not an absolute deterrent to crimes.

At least four executions were recorded in belarus in 2018 compared to two in. More than 1 100 people have been convicted and sentenced to death by the courts up to feb 21 this year said deputy prime minister datuk seri dr ahmad zahid hamidi. In malaysia death row prisoners would normally have to wait for years for their appeals to be processed due to judicial delays. The report submitted joint submission number 8 reported that convictions under s302 of the penal code for murder still occurs in malaysia.

Ratify the international covenant on civil and political rights and the second optional protocol to the international covenant on civil and political rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.