The mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking might be amended to a life sentence, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after launching the National Anti-Drugs Month on Tuesday.
He said the government would study laws for offences related to drugs because some quarters claimed that the punishment imposed on offenders was too harsh.
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