After abolition of death sentence, first review on Nov 14

THE first case to review a sentence after the abolition of the mandatory death penalty and life imprisonment will be heard in the apex court on Nov 14.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Ramkarpal Singh said the case under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023, or Act 847, would be heard at the Federal Court in Putrajaya.