SHAH ALAM: The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) should come into play for terrorism-related cases instead of being used arbitrarily, which leads to abuse of power, says Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran.
"This is not a political issue but it is about the basic rights of every citizen as stipulated under the Federal Constitution.
"We understand the constraints faced by the police but the use of Sosma should only apply to serious cases – terrorism, for example – and not arbitrarily on individuals who are suspected of being involved in a crime. "There are various other laws such as the Dangerous Drugs Act 1985, Prevention of Crime Act 1959 or Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015. Use these laws to prosecute based on the results of investigations," he said on Saturday during his speech at the Educational Development and Future of Indians programme, organised by Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit held at the Shah Alam Convention Centre here on Saturday .
Also present at the event were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying, Mitra special task force committee chairman Datuk R. Ramanan, MIC deputy president Datuk M. Saravanan, Senator Datuk Dr Nelson Renganathan and National Water Services Commission chairman Charles Anthony Santiago.
In December last year, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the government had no intention of reviewing Sosma, which provides for preventive detention of up to 28 days.to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!
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