The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) is gratified at, and warmly welcomes,the Prime Minister’s assurance that laws that restrict human rights and liberties or that
empower the authorities to detain individuals without trial would not be introduced in the
Government’s effort to combat crimes. The Commission also commends the Prime Minister for
recognising the need to strike a balance between human rights and public interest. These views
are in line with the Commission’s consistent stand in response to the proposal to reinstate
preventive detention laws in overcoming the spike in crimes, and also very much in keeping
with the country's goal of becoming a vibrant and fully functional democracy and a developed
nation in the not too distant future.
In supporting the Government’s pledge to act in the face of the increasing crime rates and to
restore public safety, the Commission reiterates its hope that any measures taken by the
Government to provide a more secure society will not be dealt through preventive detention
laws that deprive the people’s fundamental liberty and rights to fair trial.
The Commission also calls upon the Government to conduct a thorough study and review of the
country’s national policy on safety as a long-term measure to safeguard public security should it
feel that the existing laws are insufficient to address the growing crime rates.
“HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL”
TAN SRI HASMY AGAM
Chairman
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
20 August 2013
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