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The new Prevention of Crime Act allows for detention without trial for up to two years.
What could you do if the new PCA were to be used to achieve political ends?
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Malaysiakini
Police have listed over one hundred suspects to be detained under the new amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act, inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar announced today.
The police, he said, are looking forward for the amendments to be gazetted, hopefully within the next few weeks.
The amendments, among others, allow for detention without trial for up to two years at a time.
When asked if the list comprises over a dozen, or over a hundred names, Khalid replied, “more than that”.
Over 100 identified for detention under new PCA
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Star
Thursday October 3, 2013 MYT 1:09:43 AM
Prevention of Crime Act passed after heated debates
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat passed the Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) 2013 despite attempts by Opposition lawmakers to “block” the Bill from passing in Parliament.
The move to stop the amendments to the controversial bill from proceeding to the final stages of debate at the committee stage failed after calls for a vote bloc following heated debates by nine parliamentarians during second reading.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia ordered for a bloc voting to be taken after Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak) requested for it.
115 Barisan MPs agreed to proceed with the third reading of the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) Bill 2013, while 66 Opposition MPs stood against it.
Prevention of Crime Act passed after heated debates – The Star Online
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Time World
Detention Without Trial’ Law Stokes Further Crackdown Fears in Malaysia
Critics say new crime-prevention legislation can be easily used for political ends.
Oct. 03, 2013
Less than two years ago, Najib abolished the Internal Security Act — which historically had been used to hold political dissidents without charge — amid pledges to uphold human rights in the Southeast Asian nation. But this latest move — ostensibly a bid to combat organized crime — appears to backpedal on these pledges and comes in the wake of a crackdown on opposition figures.
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