JULY 22 ― MADPET is appalled by the fact that Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador is trying to lobby that the draconian Security Offences Act 2012, which the Pakatan Harapan in their election manifesto promised will be repealed, should be retained. He said, amongst others, that “ if Sosma is taken away from us, it means you take away our 'guns' to fight terrorists...’.
Sadly, the IGP also seem to be unhappy with the abolition of the Internal Security Act , that draconian Detention Without Trial laws have been abolished by the then Barisan Nasional government, who then simply extended the scope of Poca, another DWT law, and enacted also enacted a new DWT law being POTA. MADPET is now concerned about the suitability Abdul Hamid Bador as Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police, noting that this was a political appointment.
2. Denial of Bail for persons charged in court ― In ordinary criminal cases, the accused is generally entitled to bail, but no bail, if one is charged with any one of over 70-100 “security” offences listed in Sosma. Section 13 states “ Bail shall not be granted to a person who has been charged with a security offence.”
The legal principle that one is presumed innocent until found guilty by a court ― not the police or the government. This principle must always be respected. Remember that these suspects or those that languish in prisons because bail is denied are fathers, mothers, spouses and siblings, who do have responsibility to families and dependents. Prolonged detention can result in loss of employment, income and also business.
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