Malaysia's PAS rejects draconian law, embraces multi-faith nation Updated 1 October 2013, 12:23 AEST Reporter: Sen

Lam Radio Australia Slug: ala!sia la" #$TRO ala!sia%s go&ernment 'as de(ended a proposal to bring bac) detention "it'out trial* +rime crime* inister $a,ib Ra-a) sa!s t'e police need strong po"ers to (ig't a "a&e o( &iolent

T'irt! acti&ists and rig'ts la"!ers on onda! staged a protest marc' to parliament in .uala Lumpur, "'ic' is debating t'e amendment o( t'e 1/0/ crime1pre&ention act* T'e go&ernment abolis'ed similar po"ers under t'e #nternal Securit! Act t"o !ears ago, in t'e lead1up to a!%s general elections* One o( t'e critics o( t'e proposal is opposition o( ala!sia, +AS* Sen Lam tal)ed to 'im about t'is* TE2T .3AL#4 5L#+ 1 6 ale, Englis'7: 8T'e 9arisan $asional go&ernment 'as reneged on its pledge o( ma)ing ala!sia a more open and democratic societ!* :'ere, a(ter doing a"a! "it' t'e #SA 6#nternal Securit! Act7 and t'e Emergenc! Ordinance Act, it suddenl! comes up "it' t'e amendment to t'e +re&ention o( 5rime Act, to allo" detention "it'out trial, (or a period o( t"o !ears, "'ic' can t'en be (urt'er e;tended (or anot'er t"o !ears* And "e t'in) t'at in almost e&er! case, t'ere s'ould be a situation "'ere a person "'o%s detained 'as been pro&en o( 'is guilt*< 5rime 'as been on t'e rise in ala!sia and t'e 9$ go&ernment is see)ing toug'er la"s t'roug' t'is proposal* #sn%t t'at reasonable, t'at t'e go&ernment s'ould put in place toug'er deterrence= .3AL#4 5L#+ 2 6 ale, Englis'7: 8:ell, t'e toug'er deterrence is o)a!, but # t'in) i( !ou detain a person purel! based on suspicion, t'en ob&iousl! !ou%re going to open t'e doors "ide (or a miscarriage o( ,ustice* And t'is is "'ere "e%re against it* :e belie&e t'at t'e go&ernment s'ould introduce better policing policies, ma)e use o( t'e policemen and train t'em to ensure t'at t'eir ,ob o( pre&enting crime and ta)ing action against criminals are (urt'er rein(orced*< >ou%re t'e member (or S'a' Alam, in t'e state o( Selangor* Selangor is also e;periencing a crime"a&e, 'o" do !ou and +a)atan Ra)!at, t'e opposition, propose to address t'e crime "a&e in ala!sia, "it'out t'ese toug' la"s= .3AL#4 5L#+ 3 6 ale, Englis'7: 8:ell, t'e Selangor state go&ernment 'ad made a proposal to 'a&e a )ind o( communit! policing, to 'a&e an additional police under t'e state + .'alid Abdul Samad o( t'e #slamic part!

go&ernment, "'ere t'e state go&ernment itsel( "ould be "illing to put up au;iliar! policemen*< #n addition to t'e (ederal police, !ou 'a&e !our o"n state police= .3AL#4 5L#+ ? 6 ale, Englis'7: 8T'at%s rig't, t'at%s rig't* To ensure and increase t'e police presence on t'e streets* ost o( t'ese crimes are being committed out in t'e open, in public, in da!lig't 1 li)e t'e snatc' t'ie&es and so on, and t'is is somet'ing "'ic' is easil! pre&entable, i( "e 'a&e su((icient police on t'e ground* :e 'a&e a ratio o( about one policeman (or e&er! 2@0 members o( t'e public, "'ic' is a reasonable ratio, but t'e number o( policemen "'o%re actuall! in&ol&ed in (ig'ting crime is onl! probabl! about t'irt! percent o( t'e actual police (orce*< 8Last !ear, t'e! 6t'e (ederal go&ernment7 "ere den!ing t'e crime "a&e "as as 'ig' as "'at "as being reported, sa!ing t'at it "as a matter o( perception* And suddenl! no", t'e! sa!, Ao' !es, "e agree, and because o( t'at "e need t'ese e;tra po"ers, and "e 'a&e to gi&e to t'e police t'is po"er to detain,A e&en "it'out proper trial*<