Lawyers for Liberty: Home Ministry giving 'flimsy' excuses for not repealing oppressive laws


  • Nation
  • Monday, 22 Apr 2019

PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry's response to accusations of backtracking on reforms is flimsy and resembles Barisan Nasional's excuses of the past, said Lawyers for Liberty.

Its advisor N. Surendran (pic) said that only a simple bill was required to revoke laws such as the Sedition Act 1948, Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), the Peaceful Assembly Act (APA) 2012, Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca), Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015, and the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA).

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