Counter-terror chief misleading Malaysians over Sosma, says rights group
Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy has slammed Bukit Aman counter-terrorism division chief for defending the Security Offences Act 2012, saying the legislation grants authorities blanket power to arrest anyone. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 23, 2019.
HUMAN rights group Suaram has accused the nation’s top anti-terror cop of attempting to mislead by portraying Security Offences Act 2012 as good legislation that protects the safety and security of Malaysians. Suaram said Bukit Aman counter-terrorism division chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay is wrong in defending the controversial law by saying without it Malaysians are doomed to violence and security threats.
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