Nancy Shukri
KUALA LUMPUR: The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) is deemed adequate for the authorities to deal with any action that could threaten national security.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Nancy Shukri said hence, there was no need for a new law to be enacted or to bring back the Internal Security Act (ISA), which was repealed in 2012.
She said the people should also give the chance for Sosma to function and so far, there seemed to be no weaknesses with regard to its implementation.
“If we find weaknesses, we will make improvements,” she said when met at a luncheon hosted by the prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, in honour of the visiting Turkish prime minister’s wife, Emine Erdagon, at the Craft Centre, here, yesterday.
Nancy was asked by reporters to comment on the suggestion by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to implement back the ISA in dealing with the actions of extremists in this country.
On another issue, Nancy said 16,394 bankrupt individuals were given a discharge from bankruptcy by the Department of Insolvency last year.
She said besides those who had settled their debts, a discharge from bankruptcy was also given to bankrupt individuals who were consistently making payments on their debts as agreed upon up by the creditors.
Nancy said the active campaign on the role and functions of the Insolvency Department also had positive results.
These included encouraging 9,938 bankrupt individuals to file their statement of affairs with the department in 2013 compared to 8,553 in 2012, she added. — Bernama