Malaysia revealed it had executed 358 people by hanging in the past 24 years.

Malaysia revealed it had executed 358 people by hanging in the past 24 years. Opposition leader, Lim Kit Siang, said he received the statistics from Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in response to a written question submitted in parliament. The death penalty is imposed in Malaysia for a number of offences, including murder and treason. It is mandatory for drug trafficking. The figures also revealed that 50 foreign nationals had been hanged. They included seven from Thailand, eight from Hong Kong, 23 from the Philippines and four from Singapore. Two Indonesia had been put to death as well as one each from Australia, Britain and Pakistan. Forty-six of them were hanged for drug offences. Twelve of the executions were for offences under the Internal Security Act.