KUALA LUMPUR: The government suffered a historic shock defeat in the Dewan Rakyat when a motion to continue with the powers to detain suspects for up to 28 days without trial under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) was shot down.
A total of 86 MPs voted against the motion while 84 supported it.
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