The Government has proposed amendments to abolish certain mandatory provisions in the Misuse of Drugs Act.
The proposals will make drug trafficking offenses by drug mules no longer punishable with a mandatory death penalty, but will instead provide discretion for the courts to provide a term of life imprisonment with caning provided that the drug mule cooperates substantively with the Central Narcotics Bureau.
NEW YORK — As a country with the death penalty, Japan stands out for the secrecy that surrounds its practice, according to a Japanese advocate for prisoners' rights who spoke Tuesday at the United Nations.