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Malaysian PM Najib to Relax Curbs on Civil Liberties |
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straitstimes.com |
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Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Malaysia |
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Sep 15, 2011 |
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will unveil plans on Thursday to ease curbs on civil liberties, an official source said, bowing to a key opposition demand as speculation over snap polls mounts.
Mr Najib will announce long-awaited plans to amend the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention without trial, and relax press and assembly restrictions, a government official familiar with the plans told AFP.
Mr Najib, whose government was widely criticised for forcefully quashing a July rally by the opposition and civil society groups for electoral reform, will make the announcements in an 8.45pm (1245 GMT) speech.
The ISA has long been a hot-button issue in Muslim-majority Malaysia, whose critics say it is abused by the long-ruling government of Mr Najib's party, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), to silence dissent.
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Malaysian PM Najib to Relax Curbs on Civil Liberties KUALA LUMPUR AFP - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will unveil plans on Thursday to ease curbs on civil liberties an official source said bowing to a key opposition demand as speculation over snap polls mounts
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