Respa calls on govt to clear the air over abolishment of death penalty

PETALING JAYA: The Retired Senior Police Officers Association of Malaysia (Respa) has called on the government to "clear the air" over the status of implementing the abolishment of the death penalty.

"There is no mention of the fate of about more than 1,200 condemned prisoners and whether the Bill to amend those laws carrying mandatory death sentence, such as the Penal Code, Fire Arms (Increase Penalty Act) and Dangerous Drug Act are ready to be tabled in Parliament," said its president, Tan Sri Ismail Che Rus.