Press Release | Abolish the Death Penalty at the Upcoming Parliament Sitting |
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Tuesday, 05 March 2019 04:25pm | |
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We
thus urge the Government to table the bill to abolish the death penalty
once and for all in the upcoming Parliamentary session, which begins on
11 March 2019. This would be in tandem with the strides we have made
to become a “new Malaysia” that now abides by the Federal Constitution
and upholds the rule of law, as has repeatedly been asserted by the
Prime Minister.
The
right to life is a fundamental right that must be absolute, inalienable
and universal, irrespective of the crime committed by the accused
person. This is vouchsafed in Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution
of Malaysia, which eschews the arbitrary deprivation of life.
The
Malaysian Bar further calls upon the Government to stop all executions,
undertake a review of all cases of those sentenced to death prior to
the abolishment of the death penalty, and to commute or recommend the
commutation of each such death sentence to a sentence that is
commensurate with the circumstances of each case
George Varughese
President
Malaysian Bar
5 March 2019
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