Apex court commutes death sentence on duo to life in jail with caning


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has commuted the death sentences of two former factory workers to 34 years in prison, along with 12 strokes of the cane each, for the murder of an acquaintance 13 years ago.

The prison sentences imposed on V. Veeran, 41, and MS Sasitharan, 32, start from the date of their arrests on June 23, 2014 and June 25, 2014 respectively.

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