Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur Data Indonesian Citizens Who Want To Submit PK Sentenced To Death

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KUALA LUMPUR - Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Kuala Lumpur began recording Indonesian citizens (WNI) who wanted to submit a review (PK) of the death sentence from the court in Malaysia after the abolition of the death penalty took effect from Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

"We will provide lawyers for those who want PK. Now the data collection process is in progress," said the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Malaysia Hermono in Kuala Lumpur as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 4.

The Indonesian Embassy, according to him, needs to record, because it turns out that there are Indonesian citizens who do not want to go home.

"Perhaps there are no more families in Indonesia," said Hermono, mentioning that dozens of Indonesian citizens whose death verdicts have been signed.

Most Indonesian citizens who face the death penalty in Malaysia are related to narcotics, murder, or other serious cases.

The Law on the Elimination of Mandatory Death Penalty in Malaysia (Akta 846) comes into effect on July 4, 2023, according to the Federal Government Sheet dated June 30, 2023 issued by the Attorney General's Department. The date of enactment of the law was determined by the minister to the Department of Prime Minister Azalina Othman Said.

The Draft Law on the Elimination of Mandatory Death Sentences in Malaysia was passed by the House of Representatives on April 3, with the aim of removing the mandatory death penalty and changing it to life imprisonment and whips.

Based on data from the Malaysian Government, around 1,340 inmates are waiting for the death penalty.

After the retroactive law comes into effect, those sentenced to death can submit a PK to the Federal Court within 90 days.