KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 10 -- Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said calls to abolish preventive laws such as the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) should be rejected.

He stressed that human rights must be balanced with the need to maintain national peace and security, according to a report published in BuletinTV3 today.

"Do not become so focused on human rights that national security is sidelined. Do not regret it after large-scale terrorist attacks, as has happened in neighbouring countries and internationally.

"The terrorist attacks that were successfully foiled by the Special Branch happened because Malaysia had the ISA at the time. Regret is o...