Death penalty for ex-UPNM students justified, says MCPF

PUTRAJAYA: The death sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal to six former students of the National Defence University (UPNM) for the murder of Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago is appropriate and just, said the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF).

MCPF senior vice-chairman Datuk Seri Ayub Yaakob, in a statement on Saturday (July 27), said the organisation believes that torturing someone to death is a blatant violation of human norms, especially when perpetrated by educated individuals.