Ambiga: NSC Bill the worst piece of legislation I have seen

comments     Kow Gah Chie     Published     Updated

The National Security Council (NSC) Bill 2015 is a dangerous piece of legislation which allows a government crackdown even on ‘perceived’ and ‘possible’ threats.

Bulldozed through Parliament two weeks ago and up for debate in Senate next week, it allows security forces to use reasonable force against ‘perceived threat’, which senior lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan said is “not acceptable”.

"This is really the worst piece of legislation I have seen. This is not about security; this is about insecurity and power...

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