Muhyiddin defends right to use Sosma in LTTE arrests, but can't show proof
- 2 years ago
Muhyiddin Yassin (PN-Pagoh) has defended his decision to allow the police to detain 12 individuals with alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2019.
However, when pressed by opposition MPs, he was unable to provide evidence that the 12 had links with LTTE - a group that was already defunct at the time but still considered a terrorist group by Malaysia.
Instead, Muhyiddin told the Dewan Rakyat that his decision as home minister at the material time was necessitated by Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), which the then Pakatan Harapan did not disturb.
However, when pressed by opposition MPs, he was unable to provide evidence that the 12 had links with LTTE - a group that was already defunct at the time but still considered a terrorist group by Malaysia.
Instead, Muhyiddin told the Dewan Rakyat that his decision as home minister at the material time was necessitated by Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), which the then Pakatan Harapan did not disturb.