LAWYERS for Liberty refers to Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s statement on Sunday at the Bersatu annual general meeting that the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca), Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) 2015 will not be repealed but will be maintained with amendments.
The Home Minister claimed that if the laws were abolished, some groups might take it as a sign that they are free to do as they please, “by becoming gangsters or terrorists....”
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