KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has called for the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) to be repealed in its entirety. Its president Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor said piecemeal amendments to Sosma would not suffice as the Malaysian Bar believes that Sosma is an unnecessary piece of legislation. “To this end, the Malaysian Bar calls for an immediate investigation be carried out to ascertain the truth of the allegations. “The Malaysian Bar hopes that the Government’s reiteration of their commitment to this pledge bears tangible results.”He added that the Malaysian Bar is cognisant of the Government’s need to maintain national security. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that certain Sosma provisions would be amended soon.

Source: New Strait Times November 07, 2019 03:42 UTC