More allocations will be given to the police force to enable it to implement the two new laws that will replace the soon-to-be-repealed Internal Security Act 1960.
“The capacity of the police will have to be upgraded,” Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.
When the cabinet approved the new laws, he said, it was with the condition that his request for extra allocations be made to the police force would be approved.
“This is for capacity-building for their ability to investigate and to network with other intelligence agencies,” Hishammuddin added.
He was responding to questions on what would happen to detainees after the extension of their 28 days of detention as specified in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 is over, to which he replied that they must be charged in court.
The new allocations, Hishammuddin explained, were needed to ensure that police would be able to speedily investigate the cases in the allotted time.
However, asked how much the additional allocation would be, the minister said it was too early to say.
He also refused to comment on specific provisions in the Bill, telling reporters to wait for the matter to be brought up in the debate over the new legislation next week.
“The capacity of the police will have to be upgraded,” Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.
When the cabinet approved the new laws, he said, it was with the condition that his request for extra allocations be made to the police force would be approved.“This is for capacity-building for their ability to investigate and to network with other intelligence agencies,” Hishammuddin added.
He was responding to questions on what would happen to detainees after the extension of their 28 days of detention as specified in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 is over, to which he replied that they must be charged in court.
The new allocations, Hishammuddin explained, were needed to ensure that police would be able to speedily investigate the cases in the allotted time.
However, asked how much the additional allocation would be, the minister said it was too early to say.
He also refused to comment on specific provisions in the Bill, telling reporters to wait for the matter to be brought up in the debate over the new legislation next week.
The Act is one of the two laws that will replace the ISA, with another law that Hishammuddin called "the Hate Law", which is now being finalised by the Attorney-General's Chambers prior to cabinet approval and eventual tabling.
The repeal of the ISA, deemed as one of the country's most draconian laws, was one of the reforms promised by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak during his speech on the eve of Malaysia Day last year.
Nevertheless, the government has tressed that replacement laws must be enacted prior to its repeal.
The repeal of the ISA, deemed as one of the country's most draconian laws, was one of the reforms promised by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak during his speech on the eve of Malaysia Day last year.
Nevertheless, the government has tressed that replacement laws must be enacted prior to its repeal.
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