The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act should punish all those who thwart public institutions from carrying out their duties, said former law minister Zaid Ibrahim.

He said this includes those “covering up for criminals”, which may include Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali himself.

"One day we might have to investigate the AG himself if indeed he has been involved in a cover up," Zaid told Malaysiakini .

He said this when asked to comment on Apandi's statement regarding the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ decision not to pursue further action on Bank Negara's 1MDB probe.

Zaid's reply is connected to a tweet he made in response to another statement by Apandi ( photo ) today that Sosma was a procedural law and not limited to terrorists.

The former law minister in his tweet concurred with the AG that Sosma should not be limited to just terrorists.

"Terrorist is not just someone doing violence to the state with a gun. It applies to anyone who destroys or thwarts public institutions from doing their work.

"It (Sosma) applies to everyone, that's what a good law should be," he said when asked to elaborate on his tweet.

The government has been accused of abusing Sosma by using it against former Batu Kawan Umno division deputy chief Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang.

Among the critics are former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin.

Apandi however clarified that Khairuddin and Chang are charged under the Penal Code for attempted sabotage, and not Sosma.

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