Home Ministry agrees to begin engagement to review Sosma, says deputy minister
According to Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh, a review of the Act was needed to tackle aspects of the Act that received criticism, including limiting the provision of bail. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 11:01 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has agreed to begin engagement sessions with all stakeholders to carefully review the provisions in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh said it was agreed upon during a meeting with Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today.
According to Ramkarpal, a review of the Act was needed to tackle aspects of the Act that received criticism, including limiting the provision of bail.
“Therefore, my ministry with the assistance of KDN will organise this session soon and I will invite all stakeholders, including officers from KDN and the police to start this process immediately,” he said in a statement today.
Saifuddin was previously reported to have been criticised by various parties for stating his stand of not intending to review Sosma as the Act was not to detain without trial like the Internal Security Act 1967 that had been repealed. — Bernama
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 11:01 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has agreed to begin engagement sessions with all stakeholders to carefully review the provisions in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh said it was agreed upon during a meeting with Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today.
According to Ramkarpal, a review of the Act was needed to tackle aspects of the Act that received criticism, including limiting the provision of bail.
“Therefore, my ministry with the assistance of KDN will organise this session soon and I will invite all stakeholders, including officers from KDN and the police to start this process immediately,” he said in a statement today.
Saifuddin was previously reported to have been criticised by various parties for stating his stand of not intending to review Sosma as the Act was not to detain without trial like the Internal Security Act 1967 that had been repealed. — Bernama
Saiduddin's repeating of PN talking points on Sosma went down badly with PH's base.
ReplyDeleteAt the very least he could have said he is just newly on-board, and he needed more time on any decision for Sosma review.
I'm glad Ramkarpal's discussion with him was fruiful.