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Court rules constitutional challenge against Sosma as academic
Lawyers' application to challenge the act was dismissed today by a nine-member bench.
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Maria Chin and police initiate settlement negotiations over her lawsuit
The former Bersih chair had filed the suit over her detention under Sosma in 2016.
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Sedition Act among six laws under review
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Harapan must fulfil pledge to abolish all oppressive laws
LETTER | The new government must abide by its manifesto and act without delay. -
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Groups slam government's decision to retain Sosma, Poca
UPDATED 4.10PM | Harapan should abolish the two laws or simply admit they’re no different from BN, says Suaram. -
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Pakatan Harapan should abandon BN laws
COMMENT | Has the Harapan government run out of new ideas?
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Two committees studying Sosma, Pota and Poca, says home minister
Muhyiddin Yassin says areas of focus include detention periods, police’s powers of arrest and judicial intervention.
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Kin of 8 immigration officers wants trial delayed
Family members say courts should wait for Putrajaya to amend Sosma.
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Special court, amended charges could mitigate suffering of Sosma detainees
LETTER | Measures can be taken now to while waiting for the act to be repealed in Parliament.
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Committee reviewing 'draconian' laws to submit findings in Oct
The Home Ministry, in a parliamentary reply, says the committee is currently studying the relevance of six laws.
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AG to consider amending charges on 442 Sosma detainees - Hanipa
This process will take some time and has to be on a case-by-case basis, says deputy minister.
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'Opposition now worried Anti-Fake News Act will be used against them'
PARLIAMENT | BN politicians passed these laws but now are worried about 'backfire', says senator.
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Home Ministry takes protest over Sosma seriously
Sec-gen Alwi Ibrahim says the special committee would take into account every view raised.
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118 Sosma detainees end hunger strike
UPDATED 4.30PM | This after coming to an agreement with deputy de facto law minister Hanipa Maidin.
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AG: Sosma will be abolished, it's just a matter of time
'The law will go soon, subject to consultation with many ministries,' says Tommy Thomas.
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Hundreds of Sosma detainees go on hunger strike
They will only cease once the new gov't fulfils its promise to repeal the controversial law.
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100 days on, the people’s movement is still alive
MP SPEAKS | As such, we must press for a moratorium on oppressive laws like Sedition Act and others.
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Lack of progress on human rights commitments during gov't's first 100 days
COMMENT | Laws used to silence dissenters are still in place, gov't critics still being investigated.
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Khairuddin willing to drop unlawful detention suit against gov't
However, this is subject to being paid compensation commensurate with his suffering, he says.
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Yoursay: Najib should be thankful Sosma hasn’t been used on him
YOURSAY | 'The only way to teach those who want Sosma is to find an excuse to detain them...'
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Remember what happened after ISA repeal, ex-IGP says on Sosma
Musa Hassan warns of significant rise in criminal activity if security laws abolished.
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Najib's reasons for keeping Sosma nonsensical
COMMENT | Even without Sosma, our Penal Code is enough to 'preserve security, save lives'.
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Consult security forces before doing away with Sosma, says Najib
He stresses Sosma, which allows for detention without trial, is needed for counter-terrorism purposes.
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Deputy law minister challenges Zahid to a debate on Sosma
To educate the society and resolve the confusion over Sosma, and it should be broadcast live on TV, says Hanipa Maidin.
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Zahid: Sosma abolition to signal ISA’s return?
He said Sosma was meant to help maintain public order, has more safeguards than the ISA it replaced.
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Sosma should stay, but needs review: DAP rep
A Sivanesan says the law should be tweaked to allow its detainees to be tried in court.
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‘When scrapping Sosma, others, ensure laws follow UN rights standards’
Lawyer Syahredzan Johan urges Harapan to consult all stakeholders in their quest to trash draconian BN-era laws.
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Patience, draconian laws will go in good time, says Hanipa
Deputy minister begs for time as the previous regime has left 'too much damage' for things to be done swiftly.
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Gov't lacks political will to abolish 'draconian' laws - Amanah rep
Saari Sungib writes open letter to Dr M asking for Sosma, Poca, and Pota to be scrapped on Aug 31.