Overhauling the justice system


PETALING JAYA: The abolition of the mandatory death penalty is just the first step towards seeing severe punishments being reduced across the board, says the de facto law minister.

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said it could be described as an overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system.

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