KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25 -- DAP veteran Lim Guan Eng has condemned the detention of a 16-year-old girl under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), saying the case exposes serious flaws in the law and could have caused lasting trauma to the minor.

The girl was detained in Kedah for nine days from Jan 14 to Jan 23, before being released on Friday, her mother told Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

The incident drew public attention after the mother pleaded for her daughter's release following her arrest at a roadblock near the Jitra toll plaza.

According to the mother, police flagged down the vehicle in which the teenager was travelling, alleging it was being used to smuggle migrants. The girl, her father and others in the car ...