October 24, 2013

‘Amending Act will turn lockups into killing fields’

NewsOctober 24, 2013

PETALING JAYA: Amending the Prison Act to allow suspects to be held in lock-ups for a maximum of two months instead of one now can lead to more deaths in custody, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said today. If the amendments to Section 7 of the Prison Act 1995 are passed through Parliament, the Home Minister…

LFL: Doubling Detention Period in Lock-ups will lead to more Death

StatementsOctober 24, 2013

Press Statement 24 October 2013 Lawyers for Liberty is concerned with the suggestion to amend Section 7 of the Prison Act 1995. This amendment is to appoint police station and court house lock-ups to contain persons remanded under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959. Section 7 of the Prison Act only allows detention in police…