Perkasa today proposed that a high-powered committee be formed to decide on the detention without trial of individuals believed to be threats to national security.<br /><br />Its president, Ibrahim Ali, said with the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA), a mechanism must be put in place that would enable swift decisions to be made on detention orders.<br /><br />"Going through the court process will take a long time. It will be better to have a committee to decide there and then whether or not an individual should be detained," he said at a press conference after presenting a memorandum on security reforms to Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.<br /><br />Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/177239<br /><br />Camera: Amir Abdullah<br /><br />Editing: Tan Jiun Wuu
