'Amend Pota detention without trial clause'

comments     Koh Jun Lin     Published     Updated

Pakatan Rakyat parliamentarians are proposing changes to the proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) bill including removing provisions for detention without trial.

 

Instead, a terrorism suspect would be brought to the high court where a judge would decide whether or not to remand the suspect for up to 14 days after which the person must be either charged or released.

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