THE efforts to fine tune Sosma – the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act – and not abolish it all together is not in keeping with the promise made by Pakatan Harapan during the campaign before 2018’s GE14. It is certainly not in keeping with the spirit of New Malaysia. (“Ministry looking into amending Sosma”, The Star, Nov 7; online at bit.ly/star_amend.)
Promises must be kept and honoured to ensure that public trust and confidence will not wane.
