KUALA LUMPUR – The Home Ministry has agreed to begin engagement sessions with all stakeholders to carefully review the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh said the matter was agreed upon during a meeting with Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today.
According to Ramkarpal, a review was needed to tackle the legislation’s aspects that received criticism such as the bail limit provision.
“Therefore, we will organise this session and I will invite all stakeholders including Home Ministry and police officers 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for stating his stand of not intending to review Sosma, which allowed for detention without trial similar to the now-repealed Internal Security Act 1967. – Bernama, December 23, 2022
