PM admits Sosma is knotty problem


Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the federal government will discuss making further changes to Sosma after the High Court yesterday struck out Section 13 of the security law prohibiting bail. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 30, 2019.

PRIME Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has conceded that the Security Offences (Special Measures) act (Sosma) was a difficult matter to resolve.

The 94-year-old leader said that the federal government would discuss the law further after the High Court yesterday struck out a provision of the security law prohibiting bail in the case of Gadek assemblyman G. Saminathan.


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  • Mahathir's government just released an Islamist bomb maker and terrorist. The man talks nonsense.

    Posted 4 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah

  • A true terrorist is released while a suspect of a long-bandoned oversea group is detained with no bail allowed.What draconian law is this SOSMA?

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong