Be bold, declare 28-day detention under Sosma unlawful - lawyer urges court

A lawyer today urged the Kuala Lumpur High Court to make a bold decision by declaring the 28-day detention provision under the Security Offences (Special Measures Act) 2012 (Sosma) as unlawful.

S Selvam (above) said it is shameful for the court to allow Section 4(5) of Sosma to remain in force even though the minister has failed to gazette the provision which was reviewed in Parliament in April 2017...