Lens on death penalty


Timely issue: S-Ploited (right) made ‘Menunggu Masa’ to raise public awareness on the severity of the death penalty and the impact it brings to individuals.

AGILANDEWARI Mainthan was just three years old when she was last held by her father.

Her father, Mainthan, has spent the last 14 years on death row after being convicted of murder, a murder he claims he did not commit. Multiple discrepancies abound in the case, yet, Mainthan remains behind bars.

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