Best to do away with Sosma as it is 'mostly draconian' - NGOs, MPs

Geraldine TongPublished: Nov 20, 2019 9:49 AM | Updated: Nov 20, 2019 9:53 AM

Several NGOs and lawmakers are reiterating their calls to completely abolish the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) as most of the act is considered "draconian".

This would be better than the government's suggestion to review certain provisions to make it less draconian, they said...

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