The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has urged the government to review the use of mandatory capital punishments and for a halt on all scheduled executions, in light of concerns over the rushed execution of two brothers.

"Suhakam... urges the government to review the relevance and effectiveness of capital punishment and recommends that a moratorium on the use of the death penalty be put into effect," said its chairperson Razali Ismail in a statement.