KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian lawmakers on Monday passed bills to repeal the mandatory death penalty and abolish life imprisonment, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government puts in place legal and institutional reforms.
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Malaysia drops mandatory death penalty for 11 crimes
Kidnapping, drug offenses among those, as Anwar government reforms legal system
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Ramkarpal Singh, deputy minister of law and institutional reform, calls the abolition of the death penalty for 11 crimes in Malaysia a "considerably big development." (Photo by Norman Goh)
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