Not just Sirul, govt can also file for death sentence review, says Shafee

PETALING JAYA: A review of the death sentence on former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted of the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuja Shaaribu in 2006, should be filed by the government through the Attorney General, says Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

The senior lawyer said that provisions under the newly enacted Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 allowed the court to revise sentences based on the application submitted by individuals.