Gallows await 1,122


THERE are about 1,122 prisoners on death row nationwide as of Feb 21, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He was quoting Prisons Department statistics in a written reply to Kasthuri Patto (DAP-Batu Kawan).

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