Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
(2)
In exercising its powers under subsection (1), the Federal
Court shall only review the term of the sentence of imprisonment for natural life.
(3)
For the purpose of determining the term of the sentence of imprisonment for natural life, the Federal Court shall call for and examine the record of proceedings, grounds of judgment and other relevant documents, if any.
(4)
Upon reviewing the application, the Federal Court shall substitute the sentence of imprisonment for natural life with imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty years but not exceeding forty years.
(5)
For the purposes of this Act, “imprisonment for natural life”
means imprisonment until the death of the person on whom the sentence is imposed.
Application for review of sentence of imprisonment for natural life