#sosma

UPDATED 12.05PM | Khalid says he will 'personally make sure there is no abuse' while Bersih chief is in detention.

Nur Jazlan says the motion was taken out because lengthy debate was expected on Hadi's syariah courts motion.

She is neither heroic, nor a hero who people should fuss over, says Syed Ali.

UPDATED 3.55PM | 'That it should not be used for political reasons,' says minister.

KINIGUIDE | We give you details of this law as Maria Chin’s arrest sparks renews calls for its abolition.

UPDATED 3.50PM | Representatives of 80 NGOs also present to support Cynthia Chin on her demand.

The United Kingdom and Eire Malaysian Law Students’ Union (KPUM) condemns the detention of Bersih 2.0 chairperson, Maria Chin Abdullah through the Special Offences (Security Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) for allegedly being involved in attempting to commit activities that are detrimental to parliamentary democracy, a special offence under Section 124C of the Penal Code.

UPDATED 10.12AM | The jailed leader joins the chorus of anger over her detention, says he identifies with her plight.

'We are troubled by the ongoing detention and solitary confinement of Maria Chin...'

However, nightly vigils for her release have brought smiles, says the Bersih chief's sister.

UPDATED 8.36PM | Khalid says detention not politically-motivated or related to Bersih 5.

COMMENT | We do not seem to have progressed very far beyond banana republicanism.

Sivarasa says Maria's arrest also raises question of oversight over police powers.

Today marks the first death anniversary of my mum who passed away from cancer.

MP SPEAKS | Nur Jazlan’s statement that Maria Chin's arrest under Sosma is not because of terrorism is irrefutable proof...

INTERVIEW | The three didn’t expect Sosma detention, but say the time has come for them to join the struggle for free and fair elections.

This letter of appeal hopefully will be read and also reach the hearts of millions of women in Malaysia who could be mothers, wives, sisters, grandmothers. The harsh injustice thrown at Bersih’s chairperson, Madam Maria Chin Abdullah, is your concern, too, and that unique responsibility also falls on your shoulders to rise in defence of a nation that must respect and honor the women of this country.

The power to detain without trial is up for review before July next year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s disappointing response to why the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) was used against Bersih chief Maria Chin Abdullah is not only pathetic but also sets a dangerous and alarming precedent for future utilisation of this law.

COMMENT | The abuse of Sosma is abhorrent and repugnant to the rule of law.

CM says Maria, a 60-year-old mother of three, is not a terrorist or a politician.

The Group of 25 (G25) wishes to express its deepest concern regarding the arrest of Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah on Nov 18, 2016 on the eve of the Bersih 5 public rally and her detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).

Union secretary proposes resolution on issue be moved at conference at the end of the month.

‘She is treated so as she is a threat to Umno order.’