The death penalty 3

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Malaysiawillabolishthedeathpenaltyinamovethatpleasedhumanrigh
tscampaignerstheLawMinistersaidanyplannedexecutionswillnotbe
carriedouttherearecurrentlyover1,267peopleondeathrowinMalays
iatheywillbereleasedorhavetheirsentencesreducedtheministersai
d:"[Prisoners]wouldhavetofacelifeimprisonmentbecausetherehadb
eenseveraldeathsthatwerecausedbytheoffenderandsotheyweresen
tencedtodeath."AmnestyInternationalwelcomedthedecision.Itsaid:
"Malaysia[will]jointhe106countrieswhohaveturnedtheirbacksforgo
odontheultimatecruelinhumanedegradingpunishmentitadded
thedeathpenaltyshouldhavebeenconsignedtothehistorybookslonga
go."Itsaidtheannouncementwasencouragingbutmoreneededtobed
onebecause23countriesstillhavethedeathpenaltytherewere993ex
ecutionsrecordedworldwidein2017

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