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Mandatory Death Penalty Legislative Reform
March 2023 the Malaysian parliament finally removes the mandatory clause to death penalties for 11 crimes under the Penal Code. Yem & Chua talk to Sherrie about this much awaited, much applauded move.
Khaizan Sharizad (Sherrie) is a practicing lawyer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a Partner at Messrs. Seira & Sharizad in Kuala Lumpur. Her practice is mainly on Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law as well as Criminal Law.
She is also a filmmaker, a member of the Freedom Film Network Malaysia with a special interest in highlighting human rights and public interest issues in her documentaries. She is the winner of the Freedom Film Festival Malaysia Award (2009) organised by Pusat KOMAS, as co-director together with Seira Sacha Abu Bakar of the documentary film titled “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis” (2009) and co-directed three other documentary films, “Death in Dilemma: The Final Curtain” (2011), “Ombak Perubahan: Pergerakan Sosial Di Malaysia” (2012) and “Menunggu Masa”(2018).
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By Mastura Rosly "Chua"March 2023 the Malaysian parliament finally removes the mandatory clause to death penalties for 11 crimes under the Penal Code. Yem & Chua talk to Sherrie about this much awaited, much applauded move.
Khaizan Sharizad (Sherrie) is a practicing lawyer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a Partner at Messrs. Seira & Sharizad in Kuala Lumpur. Her practice is mainly on Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law as well as Criminal Law.
She is also a filmmaker, a member of the Freedom Film Network Malaysia with a special interest in highlighting human rights and public interest issues in her documentaries. She is the winner of the Freedom Film Festival Malaysia Award (2009) organised by Pusat KOMAS, as co-director together with Seira Sacha Abu Bakar of the documentary film titled “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis” (2009) and co-directed three other documentary films, “Death in Dilemma: The Final Curtain” (2011), “Ombak Perubahan: Pergerakan Sosial Di Malaysia” (2012) and “Menunggu Masa”(2018).