Malaysia: Stayed execution positive but hundreds of others still at risk

Headline Title: Malaysia: Stayed execution positive but hundreds of others still at risk 07 February 2014 The Malaysian government’s move to halt an execution scheduled for today is positive but the lives of hundreds of others on death row are still at risk, Amnesty International said. Malaysian authorities had planned to execute murder convict Chandran Paskaran today, but after an outcry from human rights groups announced a stay on the execution today. “We are glad that Chandran Paskaran will not be put to death today, but his life is still at risk –…

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