'Amend Pota detention without trial clause'

Koh Jun LinPublished: Apr 6, 2015 8:13 AM | Updated: Apr 6, 2015 11:19 AM

Pakatan Rakyat parliamentarians are proposing changes to the proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) bill including removing provisions for detention without trial.

Instead, a terrorism suspect would be brought to the high court where a judge would decide whether or not to remand the suspect for up to 14 days after which the person must be either charged or released.

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