KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 -- The government is conducting a comprehensive study on the abolition of mandatory whipping in Malaysia, in line with efforts to reform the criminal justice system towards a more humane and progressive approach.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said yesterday that the review is being coordinated by the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Department and involves multiple agencies.

"A Special Meeting on the Study of the Abolition of Mandatory Whipping, chaired by the Deputy Minister (Law and Institutional Reform), was held on 23 June 2025," she said in a parliamentary written reply.

She said the meeting was attended by representativ...