Over 1,000 inmates on death row may be spared the gallows following new law

KUALA LUMPUR: The 1,318 inmates on death row may be spared the gallows following a law passed by the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (April 3) to allow for a review of their mandatory death sentences.

"We cannot shy away from the conversation as to the fate of those on death row under the moratorium against the death penalty which was imposed in 2018," said Ramkarpal Singh.