Amendments to the Crime Prevention Act (CPA) to tackle organised crime took centrestage at Dewan Rakyat last week, with strident calls by Opposition lawmakers for the withdrawal of the proposed Bill before its second reading.
Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor) chided the Government for bulldozing the law that allowed for detention without a trial, a law reminiscent of the repealed Internal Security Act (ISA).
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