Govt urged to seek public consultation over proposal to defer death penalty for drug traffickers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government should seek public consultation before a final decision is taken on reviewing the mandatory death penalty for drug offenders, said Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

He said although this proposal was made to save Malaysians who became drug mules abroad, but in cases in Malaysia, it was a known and established fact that the introduction and implementation of the mandatory death penalty for drug offenders had not been a deterrent to drug trafficking.