The Federal Court concluded its temporary resentencing jurisdiction on 29 October 2024 after reviewing 936 cases. The Federal Court commuted 900 death sentences, including 46 in ordinary review, and the Court of Appeal commuted another 116 in 2024, for at least 1,016 in total. By 22 January 2025, 140 people remained on death row, including 40 convicted of drug offences. The review followed the 2023 abolition of the mandatory death penalty.[1][2]
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References
- Amnesty International Malaysia — Malaysia: two years since mandatory sentencing repeal, government urged to fully abolish the death penalty (4 July 2025)Federal Court review concluded 29 October 2024 after 936 cases; 900 Federal Court commutations, including 46 in ordinary review; 116 Court of Appeal commutations in 2024; 140 on death row at 22 January 2025, including 40 drug offendersarchived
- ECPM — The Death Penalty in Law and in Practice: Malaysia (2024 brochure)pp. 3–4: 140 on death row at the end of 2024; 24 death sentences in 2024; resentencing process from November 2023 to October 2024archived
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