Govt committed to abolishing death penalty, says Liew

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will go ahead with plans to completely abolish the death penalty despite the outcry from the families of murder victims, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.

"I can understand for the families of victims that it's very painful but it is the government's intention to abolish the death penalty in total," said Liew