Malaysia's Transport Minister stated that mandatory death penalties for drunk driving are unnecessary. He affirmed that existing laws, including those for murder, are sufficient to handle serious road safety offenses.

There is no necessity to introduce the death penalty into the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving under the influence, according to Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Loke said existing laws were sufficient to prosecute serious offences and that offenders could still be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, where applicable. “As far as the government is concerned, we have already stopped mandatory death penalties,” he told reporters on Monday after a road safety...