Prevention Of Crime Act Malaysia

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Prevention of crime act malaysia. 1 april 1959 l n. Samsul said reuters. The six laws are the sedition act 1948 prevention of crime act poca 1959 prevention of terrorism act pota 2015 printing presses and publications act 1984 security off ences special measures act sos ma 2012 and the peaceful assembly act 2012. Akta pencegahan jenayah 1959 is a malaysian law which enacted to deal with crime prevention and for the control of criminals members of secret societies terrorists and other undesirable persons.
Members of suara rakyat malaysia hold up placards during a protest against the new amendments in the prevention of crime act which resurrects detention without trial outside parliament house in kuala lumpur on sept. The prevention of crime act 1959 poca was initially enacted to control and prevent organized crime by targeting criminals members of secret societies terrorists and other undesirable persons in malaysia. The law allows police to detain suspects. Unannotated statutes of malaysia principal acts prevention of crime act 1959 act 297 prevention of crime act 1959 act 297 12 registration of persons believed to be members of any of the registrable categories.
The prevention of crime act 1959 malay. Kuala lumpur oct 30 the remand period for a datuk and two policemen being investigated under the prevention of crime act poca 1959 in connection to an online gambling syndicate and macau scam activities was extended another 38 days by the magistrate s court here today. The trio were previously remanded under poca for 21 days from oct 11. 1 this act may be cited as the.
Laws of malaysia act 297 prevention of crime act 1959 an act to provide for the more effectual prevention of crime in peninsular malaysia and for the control of criminals members of secret societies and other undesirable persons and for matters incidental thereto. Or c the pursuit of a course of action directed towards any government in malaysia. The prevention of crime act reproduces most of the abusive provisions of malaysia s notorious internal security act isa which was repealed in 2012. 85 1959 short title 1.
Laws of malaysia act 297 prevention of crime act 1959 an act to provide for the more effectual prevention of crime throughout malaysia and for the control of criminals members of secret societies terrorists and other undesirable persons and for matters incidental thereto. Picture by ahmad zamzahuri. Prevention of crime amendment 3 b the expression of an opinion directed towards any government in malaysia.