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
- DECEMBER 6, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
An interior designer, who had been on death row since...
An interior designer, who had been on death row since 1997 for drug trafficking, walked free after his appeal was allowed by the Court of Appeal
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Terrorism cannot be abolished by force or military...
Terrorism cannot be abolished by force or military action but by changing the people's minds and the provision of a peaceful and dignified life to all citizens, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) lecturer Prof Dr Jamil Farooqui said
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The representative of Malaysia told the UN Third Committee...
The representative of Malaysia told the UN Third Committee debating human rights that her country believed capital punishment was an issue of criminal justice and not one of human rights
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders...
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders were arrested under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 in the first nine months of 2001
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang...
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang which could probably be a major supplier to addicts in Brunei
- NOVEMBER 2, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Woman witchdoctor, her husband and assistant were hanged...
Woman witchdoctor, her husband and assistant were hanged for the murder of a Malaysian state assemblyman
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer who was sentenced to death for dadah trafficking...
A labourer who was sentenced to death for dadah trafficking escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal allowed his appeal
- OCTOBER 30, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed...
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed on Omar bin Abdullah for possessing syabu for the purpose of trafficking
- OCTOBER 26, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death...
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death sentence imposed on a car towing operator by the High Court for trafficking in 86
- OCTOBER 11, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A thorough study must be done before the age of a "juvenile...
A thorough study must be done before the age of a "juvenile delinquent" is revised upwards or downwards to facilitate the passing of the death sentence
- OCTOBER 10, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A High Court judge suggested that the provision in...
A High Court judge suggested that the provision in the Juvenile Courts Act barring a juvenile from being sentenced to death be reviewed
- OCTOBER 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ah Kow was hanged for drug related crimes
Ah Kow was hanged for drug related crimes
- OCTOBER 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Zainuzzaman Mohammed Jasadi was hanged for murder
Zainuzzaman Mohammed Jasadi was hanged for murder
- OCTOBER 2, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Kofri Mustafar, 26, an unemployed man was sentenced...
Kofri Mustafar, 26, an unemployed man was sentenced to death in Kuantan after being guilty of murdering Jemilah Idris, 36, a woman who refused to let him marry her daughter, on July 23, 1999
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Three dadah traffickers facing the death sentence escaped...
Three dadah traffickers facing the death sentence escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal allowed their appeals
- AUGUST 27, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Social Development Minister Datuk S
Social Development Minister Datuk S
- AUGUST 9, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Datin Paduka Hajah Seripah Noli Syed Hussin, a government...
Datin Paduka Hajah Seripah Noli Syed Hussin, a government backbencher, called for the death penalty to be imposed on those convicted of incest, stating that the perpetrators of this crime should be given the heaviest punishment for causing their victims t
- AUGUST 7, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer who was convicted of murder in 1996 escaped...
A labourer who was convicted of murder in 1996 escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal found him guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter
- AUGUST 7, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Attorney-General's Chambers should carry out an...
The Attorney-General's Chambers should carry out an in-depth study before amending the Juvenile Court Act 1948, a lawyer, Karpal Singh, said
- JULY 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman,...
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 9, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Alarmed over the spate of rape and murder cases involving...
Alarmed over the spate of rape and murder cases involving girls, angry Malaysians called for severe action against the culprits - including imposing a mandatory death sentence for violent crimes against girls
- JULY 5, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamad Deraman, a 31 year old lorry driver, was sentenced...
Mohamad Deraman, a 31 year old lorry driver, was sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering businessman Ismail Sulaiman in Chini, Pekan, in 1999
- JUNE 5, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has freed a Briton sentenced...
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has freed a Briton sentenced to death for drug trafficking after ruling there were "too many contradictions and inconsistencies" in his case
- APRIL 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH 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 on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- 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
- NOVEMBER 21, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Two drug traffickers from the same family were hanged...
Two drug traffickers from the same family were hanged in Kajang Prison