THE Home Ministry has agreed to begin engagement sessions with all stakeholders to review the provisions in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.

Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh said it was agreed upon during a meeting with Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today.

According to Ramkarpal, a review the act was needed to tackle aspects of the act that received criticism, including limiting the provision of bail.

“Therefore, the Prime Minister’s Department and the Home Ministry will organise this session soon and I will invite all stakeholders, including officers from the Home Ministry and the police to start this process immediately,” he said in a statement today.

Saifuddin was previously criticised for his reluctance to begin a review of the act immediately. – Bernama, December 23, 2022.