THE cabinet should refer its plans to repeal the death penalty to the Special Select Committee for the Reconsideration of the Bill before making any concrete decisions, Deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming said, adding there was no need to rush the implementation of the law. 

Nga said the parliamentary select committee would give the cabinet a thorough and in-depth idea of the issue before the repeal is tabled.

He said the move would be in line with the doctrine of the separation of powers, and was more democratic.

“The special select committee involving the opposition and government. Through this committee, we can have discussions and conduct roadshows to get feedback from different levels of society,” Nga said at the Parliament lobby today. – November 26, 2018.

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