There are 449 foreigners held on remand while awaiting trial for offences which carry the mandatory death sentence, if convicted, the Dewan Rakyat was told Wednesday.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein said of the number, 396 were charged with drug trafficking, 28 for urder, 18 for kidnapping and the 7 others for firearms offences.
Hishamuddin in his written reply to Karpal Singh (DAP - Bukit Gelugor) said based on Prisons Department statistics, the foreigners were from 35 countries among them South Africa, Albania, Botswana, the Philippines, Iran, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe.
Karapl Singh had wanted a breakdown of in terms of nationalities who were awaiting trial for capital offences as of Jan. 31, 2012.
Source: Bernama, March 21, 2012
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