The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.<br /><br />In a statement, he said Putrajaya decided to substitute the mandatory provision with other types of punishment that would be decided by the court.<br /><br />The decision was reached after Wan Junaidi presented to the cabinet on Wednesday a report titled Study on Substitute Punishments To Mandatory Death Penalty.
