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April 10th, 2012 
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Detainees would have the right to consult a lawyer while being held, and the
law would provide for judicial oversight to ensure police accountability.
“This is a historic day for Malaysia and another major step forward on
the road to reform,” Najib said.
“I am confident (the new law) will give police the powers they need to
protect national security and combat terrorism at the same time as
introducing new safeguards for civil liberties to ensure the highest
standards are upheld,” he added.
MPs in Parliament’s lower house are expected to debate and approve the bill
next week. It must then be endorsed by the legislature’s upper house and the
country’s constitutional monarch before it comes into force.
The bill could help bolster Najib’s insistence that he is serious about
political reforms to improve human rights ahead of national elections
expected within a few months.
Najib has pledged changes to other laws that opposition and rights activists
have called repressive. Earlier this week, the government moved to lift a
decades-old ban on the involvement of university students in politics.
Officials hope the measures will help them win back voters who deserted the
National Front ruling coalition in 2008 elections amid complaints about a
wide range of the government’s political and economic policies. Najib’s
National Front now has slightly less than a two-thirds majority in
Parliament.
Source: AP
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