PREVENTIVE detention laws that were inherited from our colonial masters have, in all moral and ethical aspects of jurisprudence, outlived their purpose and suitability for contemporary society.
At one time, laws like the Internal Security Act 1960, which was replaced by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, were extremely useful against subversive activities and were undoubtedly instrumental in fighting the communist insurgents during the Malayan Emergency.
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