The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: It will be difficult to abolish the death penalty as the public is still in favour of it.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz who said this pointed out that whenever a heinous crime such as rape or murder was committed against a child, the public would want the perpetrator to be sentenced to death.
He pointed out that even DAP chairman Karpal Singh called for the death penalty to be introduced for child rape last year.
“That is the reality on the ground. We have to handle that first,” Nazri, who is against the death penalty, said at the sidelines of a forum to promote the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz who said this pointed out that whenever a heinous crime such as rape or murder was committed against a child, the public would want the perpetrator to be sentenced to death.
He pointed out that even DAP chairman Karpal Singh called for the death penalty to be introduced for child rape last year.
“That is the reality on the ground. We have to handle that first,” Nazri, who is against the death penalty, said at the sidelines of a forum to promote the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia.
The event on Friday was jointly
organised by the Delegation of the European Union, the Bar Council and
the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
Nazri said any move to abolish the death penalty would have to take into account public opinion and views.
Head of the European Union Delegation to Malaysia Vincent Piket said the abolition of the death penalty would be a challenging but rewarding process that might involve several intermediate steps.
Nazri said any move to abolish the death penalty would have to take into account public opinion and views.
Head of the European Union Delegation to Malaysia Vincent Piket said the abolition of the death penalty would be a challenging but rewarding process that might involve several intermediate steps.
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