Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012
| Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 | |
|---|---|
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
| An Act to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters. | |
| Citation | Act 747 |
| Territorial extent | Malaysia |
| Enacted by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Date passed | 17 April 2012 |
| Enacted by | Dewan Negara |
| Date passed | 9 May 2012 |
| Date of Royal Assent | 18 June 2012 |
| Date commenced | 22 June 2012 |
| Date effective | 31 July 2012, P.U. (B) 256/2012[1] |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat | Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 15/2012 |
| Introduced by | Najib Razak, Prime Minister |
| First reading | 10 April 2012 |
| Second reading | 16 April 2012 |
| Third reading | 17 April 2012 |
| Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara | Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 15/2012 |
| Introduced by | Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| First reading | 23 April 2012 |
| Second reading | 8 May 2012 |
| Third reading | 9 May 2012 |
| Related legislation | |
| Internal Security Act 1960 [Act 82] | |
| Keywords | |
| Public order, special measure, security | |
| Status: In force | |
The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Malay: Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012, abbreviated SOSMA) is "to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters". The Act is to replace the 1960 Internal Security Act (Malaysia). The Act was approved in Parliament on 17 April 2012, given the Royal Assent on 18 June 2012 and Gazetted on 22 June 2012. This act may carry the death penalty to the perpetrators.
The Act is necessary to stop action by a substantial body of persons both inside and outside Malaysia—
- to cause, or to cause a substantial number of citizens to fear, organized violence against persons or property;
- to excite disaffection against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
- which is prejudical to public order in, or the security of, the Federation or any part therof; or
- to procure the alteration, otherwise than by lawful means, of anything by law established.
Security offences means the offences under Chapter VI and Chapter VIA of the Penal Code.
Structure
The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, in its current form (as of 2012), consists of 8 Parts containing 32 sections and 2 schedules (including no amendment).
- Part I: Preliminary
- Part II: Special Powers for Security Offences
- Part III: Special Procedures Relating to Electronic Monitoring Device
- Part IV: Special Procedures Relating to Sensitive Information
- Part V: Trial
- Part VI: Special Procedures Relating to Protected Witness
- Part VII: Evidence
- Part VIII: Miscellaneous
- Schedules
Arrests Under the Act
Three people, including former ISA detainees Yazid Sufaat, Halimah Hussein and Mohd Hilmi Hasim, were the first ever detained under SOSMA in 2013. They were arrested for alleged incitement of terrorist acts.[2] Following the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, 104 Filipinos with suspected links to Jamalul Kiram III, one of the claimants to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu, were detained under SOSMA. These included several family members of Kiram who had entered the state of Sabah using false identities.[3]
References
- ↑ "Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012: Appointment of Date Coming into Operation" (PDF). Attonery General's Chamber of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Detention of trio under Security Offences Act has global impact". New Straits Times. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ Radzi Razak (17 March 2013). "Kiram's family members among 104 detained under SOSMA". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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