NGO: Clear ex-drug offenders' criminal records to give them second shot at life
Published: Apr 4, 2023 4:57 AM | Updated: Apr 15, 2023 1:57 AM
The Malaysian Substance Abuse Council (Masac) has mooted removing the criminal records of former drug traffickers who have been free of the substance for five consecutive years to enable them to get a second shot at life.
The suggestion was made by the NGO's secretary-general Raja Azizan Suhaimi today in welcoming the government's move to abolish the mandatory death penalty, including for some drug-related offences, yesterday.
"Masac hopes for...
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Drug TRAFFICKERS criminal record be abolished? Drug addict ok. But traffickers? These scums have destroyed THOUSANDS of INNOCENT lives for MONEY. There should be NO mercy unless it can be SHOWN conclusively that they have repented. Forgiveness is a spiritual virtue.
08:55 AM, 04 Apr 2023
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