Amnesty International Malaysia reported that courts imposed 15 new death sentences in 2025, down from 24 in 2024 and 38 in 2023; seven of the 2025 sentences were for drug offences. The Court of Appeal commuted 42 death sentences, 24 of them drug-related, and 97 people remained on death row in November 2025. The government said in 2025 that it would study total abolition, but Amnesty said it had reported no progress.[1]
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References
- Amnesty International Malaysia — Malaysia: decline in death sentences show progress, but abolition must follow (18 May 2026)15 new death sentences in 2025, seven drug-related; 24 in 2024 and 38 in 2023; 42 Court of Appeal commutations, 24 drug-related; 97 on death row in November 2025; government study announced in 2025 with no updatearchived
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