Groups call for whipping to be abolished

PETALING JAYA: While hailing the apex court’s landmark decision to commute the sentences of seven death row inmates to life imprisonment of 30 years, stakeholders say the government should also consider reviewing the whipping sentence.

The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said the decision by the Federal Court is a culmination of decades-long advocacy efforts towards the abolition of the mandatory death penalty.