Sosma motion may not be retabled this year due to Parliamentary Standing Orders, says lawyer


PETALING JAYA: The retabling of the Parliamentary motion on the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) to detain suspected terrorists and criminals for up to 28 days without trial could be delayed to as late as next year, says lawyer Andrew Khoo.

The co-chair of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee said this was due to Standing Order 36 (3) which states that a matter that has been decided cannot be reconsidered by the House within the same session.

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