In Malaysia, the lower house of parliament is voting to abolish the mandatory death penalty for crimes such as murder and drug trafficking.
The bills seek to substitute the death penalty with life imprisonment and caning, depending on the crime.

Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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