The Malaysian Substance Abuse Council (Masac) has mooted removing the criminal records of former drug traffickers who have been free of the substance for five consecutive years to enable them to get a second shot at life.

The suggestion was made by the NGO's secretary-general Raja Azizan Suhaimi today in welcoming the government's move to abolish the mandatory death penalty, including for some drug-related offences, yesterday.

"Masac hopes for...