The Royal Commission to Enhance the Operations and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police has recommended in a report released in May that the period of detention under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act (ISA) be reduced to avoid suspects being exposed to torture. Section 73 of the ISA currently gives the police authority to arrest without warrant and detain any individual for a period of up to 60 days.
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