Wasn't OSA a Mahathir creature?

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It is truly ironic for Dr M to say that the government should not use the Official Secrets Act to hide untruths, says a reader.

On Don't hide behind OSA, Mahathir tells gov't

HL Too: It is truly ironic for Dr M to say that the government should not use the Official Secrets Act to hide untruths. It was Dr M that introduced the Official Secrets Act. At that time, opposition politicians and other government critics have warned that this act will be used to protect corrupt politicians and cover up government misdeeds.

Until Dr M introduced the OSA, the government had one ace up its sleeve. That is the ISA. With the OSA, the government now has two aces up its sleeves - the ISA and the OSA. Dr M who likes to quote Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, should remember that the "evil that man do lives after them". The OSA is but one of the many "evils" introduced by Dr M that will take on a life of its own and "live" long after he is gone.

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