Official Secret Act 1972 Cases In Malaysia

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.

Official secret act 1972 cases in malaysia. 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. Malaysia s new covid 19 cases continue climb to another record high at 691 cases four deaths oct 6 2020. Official secrets act 1972. Whoever knows what that means angkat tangan.

Akta rahsia rasmi 1972 abbreviated osa is a statute in malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret. 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. Covid 19 prn sabah cluster. Civil societies want the official secrets act 1972 osa repealed to encourage transparency in the new government.

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. This memorandum analyses the malaysia official secrets act the act against international standards on the right to freedom of expression. Rafizi charged for violating official secrets act 1972 updated 08 apr 2016 20 01 h. 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.

Pandan mp rafizi ramli being brought for his remand hearing at the palace of justice putrajaya. Igp tan sri abdul hamid bador said a police report is confidential and cannot be revealed to the public. It contains a very ample. 1 october 1972 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and dewan rakyat in parliament assembled and by the.

The official secrets act 1972 malay. 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. Rafidah revealed that mahathir is corrupt. 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.