Replacement laws for ISA won’t be tabled in this parliament session: Hisham

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is still drafting the replacement of the two new security laws of the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA), said the Home Ministry.

I have not seen the final draft as it is still with the Attorney-General. It will be brought to the Cabinet first before it is tabled in Parliament, said its minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein in Parliament on Monday.

He also noted that the new laws will amendments in the length of detention, rights and treatment of detainees, rights of family members and the appeal process.

This will all be included in the new security laws, he said.

It had been reported that the Government would table two Bills to replace the ISA in this parliament sitting.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had given the assurance that the two new acts would provide a balance between promoting individual rights and civil liberties, as well as safeguarding public order.

The move, Najib had said, would allow Malaysia to practice a more progressive system of democracy and be respected by other countries.

He had added that the new laws would be drafted under the spirit and umbrella of Article 149 of the Federal Constitution to prevent subversive acts, planned violence and crime.

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Replacement laws for ISA won’t be tabled in this parliament session: Hisham