Cabinet wants Sosma Act to be improved upon, says Fahmi

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The Cabinet has agreed that the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) should be improved, says government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil.  Speaking at his post-Cabinet briefing on Friday (Feb 14), the Communications Minister said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution has been tasked with reevaluating Sosma and identifying areas for enhancement.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3rcedjkm   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to invite all the media to come here.

00:06As usual, the team will be standing by to ask questions from the agency.

00:11I would also like to introduce myself. Thank you.

00:13The Prime Minister's Question Time PMQT session was held last Thursday.

00:21The Prime Minister has stated that the Security Coordination Act will be amended and some things will be made easier.

00:33In addition to that, the Prime Minister has also requested that the SOSMA Act be investigated and reviewed.

00:45Insha'Allah, this week, the Minister of Home Affairs will appear in the Parliament to give a statement on the matter.

00:57But in principle, there are a few things that have been discussed and agreed upon,

01:03related to the amendment or review of the SOSMA Act.

01:08What aspects of the SOSMA Act are you looking at? You said that the Cabinet has asked for a review of the SOSMA Act.

01:15What aspects of the SOSMA Act are you looking at?

01:19This will be given a statement by the Minister of Home Affairs.

01:26What sparked the call for a review of the SOSMA Act?

01:30This is certainly one of the latest developments.

01:39At the same time, the government has been reviewing the law from time to time.

01:46If it needs or can be improved, these efforts will continue.

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