Take lesson from repeal of ISA

Take lesson from repeal of ISA - ex IGP

KUALA LUMPUR -- What happened after the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) should serve as a lesson to the government today in its consideration to repeal preventive laws such as SOSMA, POCA and POTA, said former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan.

“We have already abolished the ISA and Emergency Ordinance (EC) and the repeal had led to a significant rise in serious crime cases, particularly involving gangs of secret societies fighting for their areas of control.

“I don’t agree if it is repealed, if we can study in detail first...without SOSMA, POCA and POTA, we cannot contain trained terrorists’ activities such as the DAESH group or well organised, armed and violent groups of criminals,” he said in an exclusive interview with Bernama.

On July 22, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government would abolish laws that oppress the people, specifically the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA). Also linked with such repeals are the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (POCA) and Prevention Of Terrorism Act (POTA).

For this veteran police officer, there was a need to have strict preventive laws to protect the country and people, thus restricting the movement of extremist groups, militant groups and organised crime groups today.

The intrusion in Lahat Datu, Sabah by a group from Mindano led by the younger brother of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, Agbimuddin Kiram, at Felda Sahabat Kampung Tanduo, on Feb 9, 2013 is another lesson that threats to national sovereignty could occur at any time and should be contained from the start.

The crisis that saw nine security personnel and 54 terrorists killed apart from about 100 people detained, could not have been easily handled if the country did not have special laws like SOSMA, he said.

Musa Hassan stressed that laws to curb security threats were very important to a country like Malaysia that has a multiracial and religious community.

Commenting on claims that SOSMA was affecting human rights, he said the matter was not true at all because those arrested under this law were entitled to defend themselves.

Under SOSMA, a police officer may, without warrant, arrest and detain any detainee for only 24 hours and extend the period of detention to not more than 28 days to facilitate investigations.

Comments

Mahkamah meriah dengan tahanan reman lindungi rumah urut

PUTRAJAYA -- Mahkamah Majistret di sini “meriah” susulan prosiding reman beramai-ramai melibatkan 14 individu termasuk tujuh penjawat awam berkaitan dakwaan memberi dan menerima wang sogokan bagi melindungi premis urut di Kuala Lumpur. Tujuh penjawat awam terbabit ialah tiga anggota polis termasuk seorang ketua balai, seorang pegawai bomba dan tiga petugas Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Mereka berserta tiga lagi orang awam yang disyaki berperanan sebagai ‘runner’ atau utusan dibawa ke mahkamah itu pada kira-kira 10 pagi menaiki bas Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), menyusuli empat lagi individu dipercayai pemilik premis yang tiba di mahkamah itu kira-kira sejam sebelumnya, menaiki van SPRM. Prosiding reman terhadap kesemua mereka tamat pada kira-kira pukul 1.30 tengah hari denga...

Ancaman obor-obor di Pulau Pinang serius

foto: flick.com GEORGE TOWN -- Kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang memandang serius kes sengatan obor-obor berbahaya yang mampu menjejaskan aktiviti pelancongan dan sukan air serta laut di negeri ini. Exco Negeri bagi Seni, Budaya dan Warisan Yeoh Soon Hin berkata kerajaan negeri telah memberikan dana berjumlah RM10,000 pada tahun 2017 kepada Pusat Kajian Samudera dan Pantai (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia untuk mebuat pemantauan taburan dan kepadatan obor-obor berbahaya di perairan Pulau Pinang khususnya di Teluk Bahang, Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah , Tanjung Tokong dan Pantai Bersih/Robina. "Kajian pemantauan taburan dan kepadatan obor-obor sedang dijalankan bagi tempoh dua tahun yang akan berakhir pada hujung tahun ini. Fenomena obor-obor ini tidak terhad kepada perairan Pulau Pinang tetapi keseluruhan pantai barat termasuk Pulau Langkawi dan Pulau Pangkor. “Peningkatan kes sengatan obor-obor berkemungkinan besar disebabk...

Datuk Seri didakwa menipu RM19 juta

SHAH ALAM -- Seorang ahli perniagaan bergelar 'Datuk Seri' dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini atas tiga pertuduhan menipu seorang pengarah urusan membabitkan RM19 juta berhubung siasatan projek terowong dasar laut Pulau Pinang, dua tahun lepas. M. G. Gnanaraja, 38, bagaimanapun mengaku tidak bersalah selepas kesemua pertuduhan terhadapnya dibacakan di hadapan Hakim Rozilah Salleh. Dia didakwa memperdayakan pengarah urusan Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd untuk mempercayai bahawa dia boleh membantu mangsa menutup siasatan yang dimulakan oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) terhadap mangsa di bawah Akta Pencegahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil Daripada Aktiviti Haram 2001. Sehubungan itu, tertuduh didakwa dengan curangnya mendorong pengarah urusan tersebut menyerahkan kepadanya wang tunai RM4 juta dan RM15 juta melalui transaksi akaun Maybank milik Syarikat Visione Construction Sdn Bhd ke akau...

Paper Buruk

Search This Blog