KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a rise in serious and repeated abuse of power by police and other law enforcement agencies last year, according to Suara Rakyat Malaysia’s (Suaram) civil and political rights report 2009.
The report also highlighted the government’s resistance towards reform and greater compliance with human rights standards with nine people being detained under the Internal Security Act and more than 1,000 people still being held under the Emergency Ordinance and the Dangerous Drugs Act in 2009.
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