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
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death...
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death sentence the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the High Court on Jemari Jusoh, an Al-Ma'unah member convicted of committing treason in 2000
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor...
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor called for the public execution of those found guilty of rape and murder
- JUNE 8, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death...
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in over 3 kilos of cannabis in 1999
- MAY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Indonesian government was...
It was reported that the Indonesian government was working to save 12 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia for various crimes
- APRIL 27, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Moh Chuan Pin, a 28-year-old blacksmith, was sentenced...
Moh Chuan Pin, a 28-year-old blacksmith, was sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering a telecommunications equipment salesgirl in 2001
- APRIL 24, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death...
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- MARCH 25, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Mohd Azman Hassan, 30, and Ibrahim Nawang, 29,...
Wan Mohd Azman Hassan, 30, and Ibrahim Nawang, 29, were sentenced to death by the High Court after they were found guilty of trafficking 1
- MARCH 14, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia suspended for 30 days the execution of Filipino...
Malaysia suspended for 30 days the execution of Filipino convict Andy Baguindah in order to revaluate his case upon request from the Philippine government
- MARCH 14, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Kwai Heong, 38 and Lee Ah Seng, 25 were sentenced...
Lee Kwai Heong, 38 and Lee Ah Seng, 25 were sentenced to death by the High Court after being found guilty of murdering a fisherman, Sanip Leham, 50
- JANUARY 12, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Datuk Nik Aziz, controversial spiritual leader of the...
Datuk Nik Aziz, controversial spiritual leader of the hardline Party Islam Se Malaysia, declared he wanted the federal government to allow rapists to be stoned to death publicly as per strict Islamic law
- JANUARY 11, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Sabri Mat Isa, 30, was sentenced to death by...
Ahmad Sabri Mat Isa, 30, was sentenced to death by the High Court after being found guilty of trafficking 958gm of cannabis in 1999
- JANUARY 9, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet agreed to proposed stricter penalties such...
The Cabinet agreed to proposed stricter penalties such as the death penalty for rapists who cause death and child rapists
- JANUARY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohd Alladin Talib, 41, was executed
Mohd Alladin Talib, 41, was executed
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ghazali Mat Ghani, 35, a former commando, was executed
Ghazali Mat Ghani, 35, a former commando, was executed
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ariffin Agas, 35, was executed by hanging for murder
Ariffin Agas, 35, was executed by hanging for murder
- DECEMBER 26, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On the proposed death penalty for those convicted of...
On the proposed death penalty for those convicted of raping minors National Unity and Social Development parliamentary secretary Datuk S
- DECEMBER 20, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
"While other countries are moving away from the death...
"While other countries are moving away from the death penalty, we are bringing more crimes under it
- DECEMBER 18, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
76 per cent of respondents to an online survey conducted...
76 per cent of respondents to an online survey conducted by the New Straits Times said they wanted to see the death penalty applied to people convicted of child rape
- DECEMBER 16, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the implementation of the death penalty on...
Regarding the implementation of the death penalty on those convicted of raping minors, a New Straits Times article stated that: "the death penalty may not act as a deterrent
- DECEMBER 11, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The proposal to impose the death penalty on child rapists...
The proposal to impose the death penalty on child rapists in Malaysia will now be tabled early in January 2003 to accommodate the views of the various parties concerned
- DECEMBER 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat...
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the death penalty may not be the best solution to curbing rape and incest, however, heavier punishment was called for given the increase in sex crimes perpetrated against children
- DECEMBER 9, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The New Straits Times revealed that a proposal to hang...
The New Straits Times revealed that a proposal to hang child rapists would be tabled in the Cabinet on December 18, despite strong objections from 30 non-governmental organisations
- DECEMBER 8, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In an editorial in the Sunday Mail Baidura Ahmad addressed...
In an editorial in the Sunday Mail Baidura Ahmad addressed the rising debate in the country regarding implementation of the death penalty for child rapists
- DECEMBER 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In an editorial in the News Sunday Times Tan Siok Choo...
In an editorial in the News Sunday Times Tan Siok Choo argued against the proposed implementation of the death penalty for child rapists: "I strongly oppose the proposed death penalty for all rapists - regardless of whether the victim is a child or an adu
- NOVEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Thirty Malaysian organisations voiced their concern...
Thirty Malaysian organisations voiced their concern over the proposal for the death penalty for child rapists tabled at the Cabinet meeting
- NOVEMBER 19, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
National Unity and Social Development deputy secretary-general...
National Unity and Social Development deputy secretary-general Datuk Ahmad Ismail Sarip said that a pilot witness support programme for children will begin in February 2003
- NOVEMBER 16, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat...
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil supported the move to introduce the death penalty for child rapist, saying that stiffer penalty was what the public wanted but the Bar Council and women groups maintained their stand a
- NOVEMBER 15, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia is considering the death penalty for child...
Malaysia is considering the death penalty for child rapists after a series of sexual assaults on children, including infants, a cabinet minister was quoted as saying
- NOVEMBER 15, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet is due to discuss stiffer sentences for...
The Cabinet is due to discuss stiffer sentences for rapists, including the death penalty, in a fortnight and if comments from the country's de facto law minister are any indication, the proposal to hang offenders will be endorsed by Prime Minister Mahath