The Perak ruler commutes their death sentences to life imprisonment in conjunction with his birthday.
IPOH: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has commuted the death sentences of two prisoners to life imprisonment in conjunction with his birthday on Friday.
The secretary of the Perak Darul Ridzuan State Pardons Board Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan said the decision was made at the meeting of the board chaired by Sultan Nazrin on Oct 12.
Puhat said both prisoners were sentenced to death by hanging under Section 39(B)(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 by the Taiping High Court on March 19, 2009, and June 15, 2009, respectively.
“Their appeals have been rejected by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court and they have been in jail for more than 16 years from the date of their remand in 2001.
“Both convicts are now serving life imprisonment effective from the date of the meeting (of the Pardons Board on Oct 12),” he said in a statement today.
Puhat said Sultan Nazrin had said that any punishment meted out should be a lesson to society so that they would respect the country’s law.
“The ruler also said that granting a pardon or reducing the punishment that had been decided by the court would only be considered when a convict had demonstrated remorse.
“The convict should regret the offence committed and apologise and behave well while under detention and demonstrate the determination to begin a new life.” -FMT
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