‘Soft approach’ best way to deradicalise terror suspects
IIUM lecturer Ahmad El-Muhammady says Putrajaya should come up with a single law to tackle terrorism, as the multiple anti-terror laws currently in place ‘complicate the rehabilitation process’. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 22, 2019.
A “SOFT approach” is the most effective way to deradicalise suspected terrorists, as long periods of incarceration and severe punishment only increase their hatred for the authorities, said an expert. Ahmad El-Muhammady, who is involved in the rehabilitation of terror suspects, told The Malaysian Insight that “punitive or harsh punishment breeds radicals, while rehabilitation or the soft approach creates human beings”.
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