PCA amendments aim to remove safeguards

comments     Koh Jun Lin     Published     Updated

Detentions under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (PCA) would be removed from parliamentary scrutiny under a proposed amendment set to be debated this week.

 

Under present law, the home minister is required to table an annual report to Parliament regarding such detentions at its first meeting each year.

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