By Choong Pui Yee
Two months since Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced the repeal of the infamous Internal Security Act (ISA), which allowed detention without trial, Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussien has said that the law replacing the ISA will have similar provisions. The home minister has justified the move by drawing parallels with the U.S. Patriot Act and Britain’s Terrorism Act, but this argument hasn’t been enough to assuage the anger of the country’s middle class.
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