Official Secret Act 1972 Cases In Malaysia

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Official secret act 1972 cases in malaysia. Igp tan sri abdul hamid bador said a police report is confidential and cannot be revealed to the public. The legislation is based on the official secrets act of the united kingdom after criticism of the act for lacking clarity it was amended in 1986. The act which was brought in force in 1972 1 is a broadly worded law that entrenches a culture of secrecy in all matters relating to public administration. Kuala lumpur july 15 police officers and staff have been warned not to reveal or share investigation reports to the public or post them on the social media as they can be investigated under the official secrets act 1972.

Malaysia s new covid 19 cases continue climb to another record high at 691 cases four deaths oct 6 2020. This says the governance inte grity accountability and transpa rency giat a coalition of seven civil society organisations should be part of the institutional reform that should be carried out by the government to ensure transparency in the country. Official secrets 5 laws of malaysia act 88 official secrets act 1972 an act to revise and consolidate the law relating to the protection of official secrets. After the recent blowout over the leaked upsr papers many of you may have noticed a throwaway line at the bottom of most news articles reporting the leaks stating that suspects were being investigated under the official secrets act osa 1972.

It contains a very ample. The malaysian official secrets act 1972 act 88 which is also modelled on the uk official secrets acts of 1911 and 1920 was amended in 1986 vide the official secrets. Civil societies want the official secrets act 1972 osa repealed to encourage transparency in the new government. Akta rahsia rasmi 1972 abbreviated osa is a statute in malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret.

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Enacted in 1972 malaysia s official secrets act osa has been criticized for stifling dissent and freedom of expression through its provisions that grant absolute power to the authorities to. This memorandum analyses the malaysia official secrets act the act against international standards on the right to freedom of expression. The official secrets act 1972 malay. Pandan mp rafizi ramli being brought for his remand hearing at the palace of justice putrajaya.