Protest in Malaysia on Internal Security Act
Protesters defying government warnings, in Kuala Lumpur city found 15,000 protestors on streets in response to the call by the opposition, to repeal the draconian law.Police spokesman said 430 people including 37 women and 38 children had been arrested, amidst chaotic scenes in downtown area of the through Kuala Lumpur city.The protes has been against Internal Security Act is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia.Under this act any person may be detained by the police for up to 60 days without trial for an act which allegedly prejudices the security of the country. After 60 days, one may be further detained for a period of two years each, to be approved by the Minister of Home Affairs, thus making indefinite detention without trial. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak denounced the protest saying it was unnecessary as he had already announced to review the Internal Security Act (ISA), a hangover from colonial times. People from early morning began gathering at city’s main mosque, ...