12-14-2022, 10:37 AM
Responsible govt should be able to see oppressive side of Sosma
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From Hafiz Hassan
It is mind-boggling that home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail should defend the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) as it “allows the court process to take place”.
He said this was in contrast to the now-defunct Internal Security Act (ISA), which allowed for detention without trial, and the emergency ordinances (EO) which allowed for detention of up to 60 days.
Saifuddin said that at the end of the 28-day detention under section 4(5) of Sosma, there will only be two recommendations for detainees, “which is either to charge them in court or to free them”.
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It is mind-boggling that home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail should defend the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) as it “allows the court process to take place”.
He said this was in contrast to the now-defunct Internal Security Act (ISA), which allowed for detention without trial, and the emergency ordinances (EO) which allowed for detention of up to 60 days.
Saifuddin said that at the end of the 28-day detention under section 4(5) of Sosma, there will only be two recommendations for detainees, “which is either to charge them in court or to free them”.
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