The status of the death penalty in Asia

1,521 views · Published 27 October 2018 · 0:36 · Indexed 4 October 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2018 · News & Politics

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Malaysia is joining a growing list of nations in the world banning death sentences. Across Asia, several countries including Mongolia, Cambodia and Bhutan, have explicitly abolished capital punishment. But the majority of Asian countries retain capital punishment as the ultimate form of sanction.

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