Well, here is another draconian law that allows for 'Detention Without Trial' for 2 years - this must also be appeal.
Let us not forget that all are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. How many people have been detained without trial for 2 years under the Prevention of Crime Act? Will they ever be tried?
The trio were detained under the Section 19A of the Prevention of Crime Act, which allows for detention of up to two years for investigation purposes, without trial.
Police have only a maximum of 14 days for the purpose of investigation under the Criminal Procedure Code, and that should be the case for all laws.
Police need to improve their investigation skills, and charge people in court when there is sufficient evidence to prove that a person is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Keeping someone in detention for 2 years for the purpose of investigation is absurd - How many have been detained for periods from 14 days to 2 years under the PCA - and then released without even being charged or tried in court - I would say that such 'detention without trial' is a gross injustice...
Three detained for up to two years for 'secession'
Police have detained three men for allegedly
joining the group loyal to the Sulu sultanate with the goal of secession
of Sabah from Malaysia.
The trio were detained under the Section 19A of the Prevention of Crime Act, which allows for detention of up to two years for investigation purposes, without trial.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar (right)
said that the trio were detained on July 22, as the Sulu sultanate is
an illegal entity with the objective of seeing Sabah secede from
Malaysia.
The detention order for Abu Bakar Jayari, Zainuddin Mislani and Kassim Ibrahim was issued on Sep 9.
Abu Bakar and Zainuddin are Malaysian while Kassim is a Filipino citizen who entered Malaysia illegally, he said in a statement.
“They are also believed to have successfully recruited new members as preliminary measures to claim Sabah on behalf of the Sulu sultanate,” he said.
A group claiming to be the Sulu sultanate were involved in a standoff with Malaysian security personnel in Lahad Datu in 2013.
68 from the Sulu side and 12 Malaysians, including two civilians, were killed in the incursion which lasted slightly more than a month.
More recently, there have been urgings that action be taken against groups proposing a review of the Malaysia Agreement and allegedly promoting the secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia.- Malaysiakini, 10/9/2014,
The trio were detained under the Section 19A of the Prevention of Crime Act, which allows for detention of up to two years for investigation purposes, without trial.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar (right)
said that the trio were detained on July 22, as the Sulu sultanate is
an illegal entity with the objective of seeing Sabah secede from
Malaysia.The detention order for Abu Bakar Jayari, Zainuddin Mislani and Kassim Ibrahim was issued on Sep 9.
Abu Bakar and Zainuddin are Malaysian while Kassim is a Filipino citizen who entered Malaysia illegally, he said in a statement.
“They are also believed to have successfully recruited new members as preliminary measures to claim Sabah on behalf of the Sulu sultanate,” he said.
A group claiming to be the Sulu sultanate were involved in a standoff with Malaysian security personnel in Lahad Datu in 2013.
68 from the Sulu side and 12 Malaysians, including two civilians, were killed in the incursion which lasted slightly more than a month.
More recently, there have been urgings that action be taken against groups proposing a review of the Malaysia Agreement and allegedly promoting the secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia.- Malaysiakini, 10/9/2014,
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