Better for OSA to be replaced with Freedom of Information Act, says Bangi MP


KUALA LUMPUR: It is better to repeal the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and replace it with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), says Syahredzan Johan.

The Bangi MP said that the Federal Constitution provides freedom of expression, and civil society had long proposed the FOIA.

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