Malaysia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The death penalty is provided for by various laws
- News items in the archive
- 970
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Malaysia is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 970 news items on Malaysia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH ROW INMATE FILES MOTION AGAINST LENGTH OF EXECUTION WAIT
it was reported that Malaysia's longest serving death row prisoner, Sapuan Hanim, has filed a motion with the Federal Court to commute his death sentence on the basis that for the past 15 years he had suffered from mental anguish and the pressure of wakin
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. GRANDFATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court sentenced 62-year-old grandfather Lau Yew Kwan to death for bringing into Malaysia from Paris 2,144.8gm of MDMA.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING
families of Mohamed Awang, 48, from Tanah Merah, and Thai national Rohing, 42...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
a 31-year-old man was sentenced to death by a High Court in Kuala Lumpur...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED, SAYS NAZRI
the government of Malaysia reiterated that capital punishment for serious crimes would not be abolished.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING STEPDAUGHTER
army lance corporal Shahrul Izwan Ahmad Zaidi was sentenced to death by hanging...
- AUGUST 25, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
- AUGUST 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO MEN CONVICTED ON DRUG CHARGES ESCAPE THE GALLOWS
two men escaped the gallows when Malaysia’s Court of Appeal set aside their conviction and death sentence for trafficking heroin.
- AUGUST 4, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
- JULY 12, 2006BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI. MALAYSIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
Mohammad bin Usin, 28, a Malaysian national, was sentenced to death by the Brunei High Court after he pleaded guilty to transporting from Miri...
- JULY 3, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDER
the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence handed down to a former security guard, Mohd Abbas Danus Baksan...
- JUNE 29, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY WON'T BE ABOLISHED, GOVERNMENT
the death penalty will be maintained to show the Government’s seriousness in curbing serious crimes, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk M. Kayveas said, adding that the punishment was based on the principles of prevention and was in
- JUNE 28, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BAR COUNCIL RENEWES CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Bar Council renewed its call for the abolishment of capital punishment in Malaysia reasoning that the death penalty is a cruel and extreme form of punishment.
- JUNE 13, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT DISMISSES DEATH PENALTY APPEAL OF DECEASED MAN
the Malaysian Federal Court dismissed the appeal of businessman Alex Wong Teck Choy against his death sentence for murder. During the hearing, counsel Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed the court that his client had died on May 8.
- JUNE 9, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDER OF ACCOUNTANT
Abdullah Lee’s death sentence for murdering an accountant in 2000 was upheld by the Malaysian Federal Court which unanimously dismissed Lee's appeal against the Appeal Court’s decision to send him to the gallows for killing 52-year-old Lee Good Yew.
- MAY 11, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. 34,000 PEOPLE SIGN PETITION AGAINST TOOK LENG HOW'S DEATH SENTENCE
the fate of convicted murderer Took Leng How will be known within three months, as a last-ditch effort to spare him from the gallows reaches the President. Some 34,000 people have signed a petition against Took's death sentence, due to be submitted to Pre
- APRIL 27, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS DUE TO LOST EVIDENCE
a despatch rider escaped the gallows when the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, discharged and acquitted him from charges of distributing over 3Kg of cannabis.
- APRIL 20, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. AMNESTY REGRETS PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International Malaysia said it regretted that the Malaysian government was proposing in its Water Industry Bill 2006 to extend the use of the death penalty for anyone found guilty of contaminating water sources.
- MARCH 30, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. FORMER SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Sita Raman, a 32 year old former soldier, was sentenced to death for murdering his friend by stabbing him twice in the neck at Nilai, near Bernama, Malaysia.
- MARCH 30, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN NATIONAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision to send an Indonesian man to the gallows for trafficking in cannabis.
- MARCH 21, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. LAW MINISTER SUPPORTS CALLS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Nazri Aziz, Malaysian Cabinet Minister in charge of law in the Prime Minister’s Department, said he supported calls for abolishing Malaysia’s death penalty, which was largely used against drug traffickers.
- MARCH 20, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BAR VOTES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY, CALLS FOR MORATORIUM
the Malaysian Bar called for the abolition of the death penalty and an immediate freeze on all executions.
- MARCH 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdul Manap Mohamad Hassan, 51, had his hopes for freedom dashed when the Federal Court in Malaysia reinstated the death sentence on him for trafficking in 62.09 grams of heroin in March 1996.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HIGH COURT ADJOURNS TRIAL ON INDONESIAN WORKER
a Malaysian High Court adjourned the trial of an Indonesian male worker from the West Lombok district, Suhaedi bin Asnawi, who had been sentenced to death for the murder of his employer.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. PRISON OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF INMATE
Azhar Che Wil, an officer of Penor Prison, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Kauntan, Malaysia, for the murder of a 19-year-old detainee.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY NEEDED TO FIGHT DRUG SCOURGE, PM
punitive measures like the death penalty for drug trafficking are needed to eradicate the scourge, Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS
Mohammad Abdullah, unemployed, was sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia after being found guilty of trafficking in 2018.04 grams of cannabis.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT AMENDS CHARGE, MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
Shafie Ghani, a stall owner sentenced to death for drug trafficking, escaped the gallows in Malaysia after the Court of Appeal amended the charge against him.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE AFTER DRUG CHARGE REDUCED
Zulkifli Latif escaped the death sentence after his drug trafficking charge was reduced to one of possession by the Malaysian High Court.
- JANUARY 25, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MALAYSIAN MAN TO HANG FOR CHINESE GIRL'S MURDER
Took Leng How, a 23-year-old Malaysian man, was set to be hanged in Singapore for murdering an eight-year-old mainland Chinese girl after loosing his appeal.