COMMENT | Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) is appalled by Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal’s call on the government to study legal amendments to allow capital punishment to be imposed on drunk drivers who cause death.

A deterrent sentence may be required, but not the death penalty, which in Malaysia means a person is hanged.

Courts still meting out death penalty

Malaysia abolished the mandatory death penalty, but sadly, the death penalty remains in Malaysia.

The Abolition Of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023, which...