ISA review report to be released soon, says Suhakam's Harun

comments     Claudia Theophilus     Published     Updated

The Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) review report, to be released soon by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), will make references to the public inquiry report into the detention conditions under the ISA.

Suhakam vice-chairperson Harun Hashim said the ISA review report will look at aspects of detention not covered in the 61-page inquiry report which was released today.

"Our position o­n the ISA is clear in that it should be abolished. But we also realise that the government needs the law given the prevailing circumstances involving threats of terrorism," he said when met after the press conference o­n the inquiry report at Suhakam headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

He said the ISA would always be used in times of terror and the country has a host of such preventive detention laws.

"But Suhakam is not supporting preventive detention. Even if such laws have to exist for the time being, we are trying to see that adequate safeguards are put in place to prevent possible abuse.

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