Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop says there are 930 people on death row as of August, this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to abolish the death penalty, Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop said today.
He was responding to Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh during the question and answer session at parliament.
“The government had answered this question in the previous Dewan Rakyat session. However, we welcome the suggestion made,” he said.
Abu Seman also said that there are 930 people on death row as of Aug 31, 2012.
He said those who received the death sentence are mostly those convicted of drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping and for being a threat to national security.
He, however, said the inmates were yet to be executed as their cases were being appealed in courts and to the respective state Pardon’s Board.
“A total of 725 cases are still being appealed in courts. The balance of 205 are being studied by the Pardon’s Board, as stipulated under Clause 114 of the Prisons Act,” said Abu Seman.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to abolish the death penalty, Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop said today.He was responding to Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh during the question and answer session at parliament.
“The government had answered this question in the previous Dewan Rakyat session. However, we welcome the suggestion made,” he said.
Abu Seman also said that there are 930 people on death row as of Aug 31, 2012.
He said those who received the death sentence are mostly those convicted of drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping and for being a threat to national security.
He, however, said the inmates were yet to be executed as their cases were being appealed in courts and to the respective state Pardon’s Board.
“A total of 725 cases are still being appealed in courts. The balance of 205 are being studied by the Pardon’s Board, as stipulated under Clause 114 of the Prisons Act,” said Abu Seman.
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