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“I don’t agree if it is repealed, if we can study in detail first...without SOSMA, POCA and POTA, we cannot contain trained terrorists’ activities such as the DAESH group or well organised,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.

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