690 sentenced to hang for murder since 2000, Dewan Rakyat told

By MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

Nation
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023
10:52 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 690 people were sentenced to death for murder since 2000, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

"Prisons Department records from that year up to Jan 31 of this year show that 2,350 inmates were charged for offences which carry the death sentence.

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