Kota Kinabalu: The sentences of 14 prisoners on death row in Sabah – one of them a woman – are expected to be commuted to life this week by the Federal Court following the abolition of the death penalty recently, Daily Express reliably learnt.
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They were involved in murder and drug offences.
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Prisoners in Malaysia sentenced to death or life are able to apply for a review of their sentences from September 2023, after the implementation of a new law allowing such reviews by the Federal Court.
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