Malaysian chapter of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) will play a pivotal role to spearhead the people’s campaign to banish the death penalty....in Kuala Lumpur on June 11 had adopted the stance.
PGA Malaysian Chapter is headed by Tourism and Culture Minister and Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz while its deputy chairman is Minister in Prime Minister’s Department and Batang Sadong MP Nancy Sukri...The Secretary is DAP’s Ipoh MP M Kula Segaran
Kula said Nancy, who had raised the issue many times with the federal government, revealed that the Attorney-General in a June 9 reply to her written enquiry said his chamber’s study on the matter was still ongoing.
In 2010, Nazri, then Law Minister, said the federal government intended to abolish the death penalty while the AG in a statement in 2012 said that laws would be introduced to abolish it.
PGA M’sia to play pivotal role in death penalty abolishment
Its secretary says PGA Malaysia will promote and advance the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia.
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian chapter
of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) will play a pivotal role to
spearhead the people’s campaign to banish the death penalty.
PGA Malaysia secretary and DAP’s Ipoh MP M Kula Segaran said the
chapter’s meeting held in the Parliament House committee room in Kuala
Lumpur on June 11 had adopted the stance.
He said PGA Malaysia sensed that there was a strong undercurrent movement in the country to end the death penalty.
However it also acknowledged that stronger public pressure and
discussions with all stakeholders were required to bring real and long
term changes.
“The meeting decided that PGA Malaysia will play the role of the
promotion and advancement of abolition of the death penalty in
Malaysia,” said Kula.
PGA is a non-profit, non-partisan international network of committed
legislators that informs and mobilises parliamentarians in all regions
of the world to advocate for human rights and the rule of law,
democracy, human security, non-discrimination, and gender equality.
Currently it consists of over 1,100 legislators in more than 140 elected parliaments around the globe.
PGA Malaysian Chapter is headed by Tourism and Culture Minister and
Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz while its deputy chairman is Minister in
Prime Minister’s Department and Batang Sadong MP Nancy Sukri.
PGA’s Human Rights Committee chairman, Italian MP Mario Marazziti and
its secretariat representative Maia Trujillo attended the meeting.
Other members present were Kota Melaka MP Sim Tong Him, Lanang MP
Alice Lau Kiong Yieng, Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar, Ipoh Timur MP
Thomas Su and Kapar MP G Manivannan.
Kula, the DAP national vice-chairman said Nazri reaffirmed his stand at the meeting that the death penalty must be abolished.
However Nazri acknowledged that in view of current public pressure,
PGA Malaysia must first focus on repealing the mandatory death sentence.
Kula said Nancy, who had raised the issue many times with the federal
government, revealed that the Attorney-General in a June 9 reply to her
written enquiry said his chamber’s study on the matter was still
ongoing.
Marazzitti also briefed the PGA Malaysia about his experience in
getting the people and elected representatives to support the
abolishment of the death penalty. He has written books on the subject
and been instrumental in pushing for it in various countries.
In 2010, Nazri, then Law Minister, said the federal government
intended to abolish the death penalty while the AG in a statement in
2012 said that laws would be introduced to abolish it.
“Although the above are positive developments, real changes into the abolishment have yet to materialise.
“In essence, Malaysians were not against the abolishment of the mandatory death penalty,” said Kula. - FMT News,17 June 2015
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