Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tabled the Prevention of Terrorism Act Bill for first reading in Parliament today, together with the Special Measures against Terrorism in Foreign Countries Bill, and five other related bills. – The Malaysian Insider pic, March 30, 2015.
Putrajaya today tabled the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which will detain suspected terrorists without trial and which also disallows judicial review on such decisions made by a Prevention of Terrorism Board, unless it concerns procedural requirements of the detention.
Under the proposed law, suspects can be first detained a maximum of 59 days, before being brought to the board, which can then order up to a further detention of two years.
Following this, the detention period can be renewed if the board decides that there are reasonable grounds. It can also direct a person to be set free if it deemed necessary.
The bill does not allow any judicial review in any court, noting that no court shall have or exercise any jurisdiction in respect of, any act done or decision made by the board in its discretionary power.
The only exception is with regard to any question on compliance with any procedural requirements.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tabled the bill for first reading in Parliament today, together with the Special Measures against Terrorism in Foreign Countries Bill, and five other related bills.
The five are amendments to the Prison, Penal Code, Prevention of Crime, Criminal Procedure Code and Security Offences (Special Measures) Acts.
- TMI
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