The recently passed Prevention of Terrorism Bill (Pota) has been dubbed the Internal Security Act (ISA) 2.0 due to its provision of detention without trial.
This provision therefore links the now-defunct ISA, the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (PCA) and Pota. A person can be detained for up to two years and the detention can be renewed indefinitely for two years at a time.
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Pota likened to Internal Security Act 2.0
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While the PCA is the EO reincarnated, says law expert Syahredzan Johan.
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