death sentence

This is the second song written by Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who is facing execution for a drug trafficking conviction.

They point to official numbers in their bid to show how Malays in the city-state are less likely to have their death sentence quashed or commuted to a jail term upon appeal.

Virtual hearings leave defendants unable to fully participate in cases that are sometimes interrupted in countries with poor internet connections, including Indonesia, critics say.

Amnesty says the Middle East 'stands out as a region that clings to the use of the death penalty after deeply unfair trials'.

China keeps data on its use of the death penalty secret, although rights group Amnesty International estimates the country is the top executioner globally.

Three-man Federal Court bench also upholds Koong Swee Kwan's 18-year jail sentence for the attempted murder of Hussain Ahmad Najadi's wife.

The six men belong to an al Qaeda-inspired domestic militant group which police say is behind the murders of more than a dozen secular activists and bloggers.

Cher Wei Hon was transporting drugs for a woman in order to pay off his debts to her.

He used Twitter to lure suicidal women to his home, where he murdered and dismembered them.

Appeals court quashes earlier death sentence based on miscarriage of justice.

Malaysia is one of 55 UN member countries that still use the death penalty.

Prosecution says Mohammad Awari Ahmad's act of slashing and raping the woman was witnessed by her 5-year-old son.