PUTRAJAYA: Families of 30 prisoners on death row have submitted a memorandum to Datuk Liew Vui Keong, stating their support for the abolition of the death penalty.
About 50 of them, together with a few NGO representatives, met the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal matters at the Legal Affairs Division here on Thursday (Jan 24) to hand over the memorandum.
Family members also handed over details of their loved ones' cases, seeking a pardon for them.
The cases include those convicted for murder, manslaughter and drug trafficking.
During the dialogue, Liew heard the plights of the families, many of whom broke into tears when speaking.
Siti Zabedah, 63, said her son had been in prison for 16 years for a drug trafficking case when he was 29.
Siti, who is unwell and has to use a wheelchair, claimed that her son was innocent and had been framed.
"Please help me to get him released during my lifetime," she said while sobbing loudly.
Many of those present also expressed hope that their family members would be released from prison.
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