KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that the government will retain two of Malaysia's controversial security laws, saying they were still relevant and required.
These were the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, or Sosma, which were rolled out during the Najib administration as compromises at the time to Malaysians' demand for greater civil liberties.
Sosma (Act 747)
Introduced in 2012 as a replacement to the colonial-era Internal Security Act (ISA), Sosma aims "to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters."
Effectively, it allows prevent...