Amnesty International (AI) has identified 119 Nigerians among a total of 1,281 persons sentenced to death in Malaysia. AI gave the figure in its report titled, “Fatally flawed: Why Malaysia must abolish the death penalty.”

It said the 1,281 death row inmates were being kept in 26 detention facilities across Malaysia. In Malaysia, 33 offences are punished with a death sentence.

The AI report said the 119 Nigerians were convicted of hard drug-related offences. “As of 22 February 2019, 1,281 people were under sentence of death in Malaysia, held in 26 detention facilities across the country.

A startling 44 per cent (568) of all those under sentence of death were foreign nationals, from 43 countries.

“Nationals from Nigeria made up 21 per cent of this group, with those from Indonesia (16 per cent), Iran (15 per cent), India (10 per cent), Philippines (eight per cent) and Thailand (six per cent) following suit.

“A significant 73 per cent of all those under sentence of death have been convicted of drug trafficking under Section 39(b) of the Dangerous of Drugs Act, 1952 — an extremely high figure for an offence that does not even meet the threshold of the ‘most serious crimes’ under international law and standards and for which the death penalty must not be imposed,” AI said in the report.



In its report, Amnesty documented many violations of international human rights law and standards associated with the use of the death penalty in Malaysia.

“Our research found a pattern of unfair trials and secretive hangings that itself spoke volumes. From allegations of torture and other ill-treatment to an opaque pardons process, it’s clear the death penalty is a stain on Malaysia’s criminal justice system,” said Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu, Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia.

In July 2018, the Malaysian government established a moratorium on executions, a temporary prohibition that means the convicts won’t have their sentences carried out.

Even though the government previously committed to full abolition of the death penalty, it is expected to soon table legislation in the Malaysian Parliament that’ll remove the mandatory death penalty for only 11 offences.

Amnesty called on the government to completely abolish the death penalty for all crimes and review all cases where people have been sentenced to death, with a view to commuting the sentences.

https://punchng.com/119-nigerians-on-death-row-in-malaysia-ai/

Kill them..
We care not.

If dey did d crime den let dem do d time..

FamousMonk:
Kill them..
We care not.

blood sucker

Say no to drugs

And 80% are from one region?

Say no to marginalization

When will Buhari interVene or is he only good at doing so in Saudi arabia?

Emyogalanya:
When will Buhari interVene or is he only good at doing so in Saudi arabia?

No intervention, when Malaysians traffic drugs to Nigeria, we shall catch them and kill all if them too.

aayah

Tribal war loading in


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7lives:


No intervention, when Malaysians traffic drugs to Nigeria, we shall catch them and kill all if them too.

And the arabs

FamousMonk:
Kill them..
We care not.

You are not a real niggarrr

We are not that good in crime

Americans, Brazilians and Chinese are better when it comes to crime
But you don't see them wishing their selves " kill them we care not"
And their Media always conceal news about their involvement in crime

Right now my aza in America is owned by an American
And he picks it steadily

You knew about the death penalty for drugs in that country yet you stubbornly trafficked drug to that country.
Now dem don catch you...what do you expect?

Lies !!!
That was last week records , go and recount them again they 125 people as of yesterday

May their souls Rest In Peace

We knw na dem developers

Say no to drug trafficking...

Na waooo

119 Nigerians

60 Afonjas

40 Igbo's

19 Hausa Fulani's

May God have mercy on them meanwhile check my signature bikonu

na dem

Nbotee:
If dey did d crime den let dem do d time..

The time is death bro

These ones willingly sign their death warrant, u know doing drugs is capital punishment, yet u went ahead.

FamousMonk:
Kill them..
We care not.

So they should also kill the ones in Saudi prisons too... I guess those ones will matter to you... Old scumbag

This is the main reason these Yahoo boys moved to the US. Drugs no pay them again in Asia.

They should have donated their kidneys and organs to Hushpuppi. He would have had more than enough money to buy more Gucci.

What a big waste!

99.999% must be "dem" developers Awon Olofo!

Foolish people... disgrace to a whole nation.

seunlayi:
blood sucker

Say no to drugs

We already know where they are from.They r developers.They bring "development" to wherever they go.

Our people no dey hear. They wan make quick cash. Quick cash without passing through process can lead to destruction.
RIP in advance bros

Too bad

FamousMonk:
Kill them..
We care not.

Keep quiet