Malaysia 2001
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Malaysia in 2001
- APRIL 20, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission...
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, recommending that the Government review certain laws, including those that allow for detention without trial, the Malaysian Business Times said that, "like the death penalty, no person of so
- APRIL 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant,...
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the grisly murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost their final chance for a pardon as the Pahang Pardons Board rejected clemency
- MARCH 7, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A twelve-year-old boy is risking the death penalty...
A twelve-year-old boy is risking the death penalty for the murder of a five-year-old girl
- JANUARY 1, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences