“The Government also in principle accepted and took note of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Substitute Sentences on Mandatory Death Penalty explained through the study report,” de facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said in a statement.

Wan Junaidi also confirmed that the Cabinet had agreed that further scrutiny and study be carried out on the proposed substitute sentence for 11 offenses carrying the mandatory death penalty.

“This further study will be carried out in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) Legal Affairs Division, the Prime Minister’s Department, and other interested ministries and departments,” he added. (ILKHA)