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Capital punishments ability and effectiveness in deterring crime have always been under heavy scrutiny and are yet to be ascertained.

The introduction of the new law was aimed at protecting senior citizens in Malaysia and prepare for the country to become an aging nation.

Fourteen people, including three women were lashed in the presence of scholars, authorities and people for various sins including adultery.

The government through the Legal Affairs Division and the AGC is studying alternative punishments to replace caning.

Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government does not interfere in the judiciary amid questions about the disparity in punishments for violating the movement control order (MCO).

smail was asked to respond to certain instances where people were fined the maximum RM1,000 while others received a lower fine.

Earlier today, a single mother reportedly complained about being slapped with a one-month jail term while Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's daughter Nurulhidayah was only given a RM800 fine.

The single mother's sentence was reduced to a fine of RM1,000 after appeal but she had already spent eight days in prison.

The case is the most sweeping use yet of the law, which imposes punishments of up to life in prison for serious charges, including subversion.

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The government does not rule out the possibility of amending Act 355 to provide for heavier punishments on lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT).

Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed who delivered the court's 8-1 majority decision said prescribing the measure of punishment was the prerogative of Parliament.

Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties will meet this week to discuss the Bill on the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1965 that seeks to enhance the Syariah Court punishments.

Judge Mohamad Haldar Abdul Aziz handed down the punishments on Mohd Nadzmeer Hisham Mohammad, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Noor and Mohd Hanifzam Muda after they pleaded guilty to committing the offence.

New punishments for child sex offenders sparked a national debate in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Indonesia's Joko Widodo approved tough new punishments for child sex offenders, including a maximum penalty of death and chemical castration.

Saudi Arabia's justice ministry plans to sue a Twitter user who compared the death sentence handed down on Friday to a Palestinian poet to the punishments meted out by Islamic State.

India's opposition said Sunday it would seek tougher punishments for juveniles after the first verdict in the New Delhi gang-rape case saw a teenager sentenced to three years' detention.