Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said gangsters and criminals will be free to do whatever they want if the National Security Council (NSC) Act 2016 is repealed.<br /><br />He was commenting on a written statement by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Hanipa Maidin in Parliament, that stated that the NSC will be amended, not repealed.<br /><br />On Monday, the Pakatan Harapan government said that the controversial law would be amended, despite an electoral campaign promise to abolish it.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/22/dr-m-repeal-nsc-and-gangsters-will-run-wild/