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Amnesty: M'sia ranked 10th in the world for executions in 2016
Published:  Apr 11, 2017 12:05 PM
Updated: 5:45 AM
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Malaysia ranked 10th in the world for executions in 2016, according to an Amnesty International report.

Malaysia executed nine people last year, while at least 36 others were sentenced to death.

Iran ranked second with 567 executions, followed by Saudi Arabia (154), Iraq (88), Pakistan (87), Egypt (44), USA (20), Somalia (14) and Bangladesh (10)...

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