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New home minister pushes full throttle to tackle security matters; to review certain laws

PUTRAJAYA: It may be only his first day at work, but newly-minted Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is already getting right down to business. Immediately after being briefed on the ministry’s workings by secretary-general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim and other senior officers, Muhyiddin announced that several major laws would be reviewed, along with the death penalty. Among the laws, he said, were the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 (Pota), Peaceful Assemblies Act 2012 and the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca). “We will engage with various quarters, including non-governmental organisations and Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), to look at these laws (and compare them) against today’s landscape,” he said. Asked his views on the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), he said there was a need for it. “We will continue with the surveillance. It is still needed. So long as we still feel unsafe, Esscom will remain,” he said. Muhyiddin pledged that the delivery service at the Home Ministry and the agencies under it would be more efficient. “The new benchmark will be set higher than before, which should not be merely from the aspect of perspective... the people must feel safe too,” he said, urging all in the Home Ministry to think outside the box. He also commended the performance of some agencies under the ministry, especially the Immigration Department for its ability to produce passports in an hour. To get the people on board in keeping Malaysia safe, Muhyiddin said he would look at empowering various groups including Rela, Village Security and Development Committees (JKKK) and other community leaders. “Police cannot shoulder the responsibility alone. The population is bigger than the number of those in the enforcement agencies. “We must find new approaches by looking at countries with (good track records of) public security management such as Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong,” he said. Muhyiddin also said the Pakatan Harapan Manifesto on security related matters would be given priority. This, he said, included the fight against corruption, the foreign workers issues, citizenship matters and boosting the image of the police force. On the Rohingya, Muhyiddin said he would discuss with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the next course of action which could be taken. Muhyiddin, who is Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president, clocked in at 9am to officially start his duties as the Home Minister following the swearing-in ceremony at Istana Negara on Monday. Also present at the briefing were heads of various agencies under the ministry, including Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun and Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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