The Coalition for Free and Clean Elections (Bersih 2.0) strongly condemns Deputy Home Minister Mohd Azis Jamman’s reported statement calling the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) a good law.
According to the report, this was said during a press conference after the launch of the Asean immigration heads meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 7 August.
Bersih 2.0 would like to ask the deputy minister to please clarify what aspect of the law he thinks is good especially to those families of people currently detained under Sosma.
Detainees have reported instances of being beaten and forced to suffer dehumanising conditions merely to extract a confession. Many families of Sosma detainees have been left in a state of limbo following detention without trial of their family member for 28 days in the initial period and then prolonged detention while waiting for trial. Their lives have been turned upside down by Sosma.
Sosma’s legacy is no more than a tool used by the former Barisan Nasional government to silence dissenting opinions. The most glaring case was the detention of Maria Chin Abdullah, former chairperson of Bersih 2.0, for 10 days under Sosma. She was held in solitary confinement and mentally tortured with long hours of non-stop interrogation by police officers.
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We find it appalling that the government is still making statements about how they are thinking about reviewing Sosma instead of abolishing it, especially since Pakatan Harapan has already made a commitment in its manifesto to abolish these oppressive laws.
Malaysia has more than enough laws that in line with human rights to tackle criminals and terrorists. There is no need to retain the infamous Sosma.
The government must never waver in its commitment to fulfilling its obligation to repeal any oppressive laws enacted under BN rule. This also includes the abolishment of the National Security Council Act, the Prevention of Crime Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act, which will be misused.
Bersih 2.0 reminds the government that it had won because the Rakyat was fed up with living under the oppressive rule of Barisan Nasional. If they continue to follow in BN’s footsteps, then they will lose the support of the Rakyat.
Bersih 2.0 steering committee
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
KC Ng totally concur with you.
If Ajibkor and Rosie were to go in, they ll definetly & absolutely
loose lots of kg.ha!!ha!ha! Anyone for that matter. Better abolish it. That’s my view
Good one
I think we shld lock our DP minister- Home affairs,up for a time being n after that lets see what he ll say after that. Going to this kind of solitary prison is different from normal lock up. He doesn’t experience it he wouldn’t know. Ask some of the MP. Like the saying ‘ belum kena belum tahu. That’s my 2 cents opinion.
Yes.Yes.Yes
This is the moment to use soma to let ah Jib taste it
Maybe Dr M wants it as weapon against those who might sabotage him especially from Umno.
Sosma was enforced by BN goverment to use it against PH and any one who are against BN goverment & UMNO. So now it is fare to use it against Umno and BN to shut off their …. Let them taste their own medicine. If it is removed BN and UMNO will be happy because they will be free to attack PH goverment as they like. All those BN … supporting Sosma to be retained is all darma using reverse tactics so that PH will remove it.