Amnesty slams Malaysian arrests

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Global rights group Amnesty International urged Malaysia Friday to release or charge two Malaysian men detained under a new “deeply flawed” security law over their alleged involvement in terrorism. Malaysian police confirmed in a statement they arrested two men, together with a woman, Thursday on suspicion of having masterminded the recruitment of Malaysians “for the purpose of terror activities”. They are believed to be the first to be held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, or SOSMA, which Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government introduced last year to replace the much-criticised, colonial-era Internal Security Act (ISA).

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