Good news from Malaysia-Introduces law ending provision for indefinite detention
Malaysia still has a lot of work to do when it comes to individual rights, freedoms etc, but there is some positive development:
Malaysia introduces law ending decades-old provision for indefinite detention without trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s government introduced legislation Tuesday to stop arrests based on their political beliefs and indefinite detainments without trial.
The Security Offenses Bill presented to Parliament’s lower house would replace the 52-year-old Internal Security Act, which was enacted to give the government preventive powers against national security threats following a communist insurgency.
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