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To educate the society and resolve the confusion over Sosma, and it should be broadcast live on TV, says Hanipa Maidin.

He said Sosma was meant to help maintain public order, has more safeguards than the ISA it replaced.

A Sivanesan says the law should be tweaked to allow its detainees to be tried in court.

Lawyer Syahredzan Johan urges Harapan to consult all stakeholders in their quest to trash draconian BN-era laws.

Deputy minister begs for time as the previous regime has left 'too much damage' for things to be done swiftly.

Saari Sungib writes open letter to Dr M asking for Sosma, Poca, and Pota to be scrapped on Aug 31. 
 

A special committee is being set up by the Home Ministry to review all laws under its purview. 

M'sian Tamilar Kular claims many Indians detained under the act, which negatively affects their families.

LETTER | If the release of Anwar can be expedited, then that of M'sians detained under anti-freedom laws can be too. 

All defendants in Khairuddin Abu Hassan's suit ordered to do the same by KL High Court.

LETTER | There are currently 142 minors detained without trial under Poca, and 17 under Sosma.

Amanah leader had been held in Sosma detention for nearly two months, back in 2015.

The Home Minister acknowledges need to improve laws for juvenile crime.

Prison Dep't records show 2,787 are currently detained without having faced formal charges.

LETTER | Draconian laws like Sosma that infringe on the right to a fair trial must be repealed immediately. 

LETTER | 'Just like the ISA, Sosma is an instrument of the executive to ward off potential threats to its hegemony.'

Both these laws allow for detention without trial.

UPDATED 1.25PM | Political arrests were made only when Dr M was prime minister, but not anymore, says DPM. 

Liu Xiaobo's death reminds us of the need for state reform.

The Malaysian Bar is dismayed that the provision for pre-charge detention for up to 28 days, pursuant to the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), were renewed for a further five-year period by the Dewan Rakyat on April 5, 2017.

Berhubung penahanan mereka di bawah Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012.

The 28-day maximum detention period has been extended until 2022.

UPDATED 2.15PM | Federal Court dismisses prosecution's appeal on Sosma, but the two will face trial for 'sabotage'.

The extension was approved with 93 MPs in favour and 77 MPs against.