Official Secret Act 1972 Cases In Malaysia

Rafizi charged for violating official secrets act 1972 updated 08 apr 2016 20 01 h.

Official secret act 1972 cases in malaysia. The pakatan harapan government will revise the whistleblower protection act 2010 the official secrets act 1972 and the witness protection act 2009 and we will make the necessary improvements. Malaysia s new covid 19 cases continue climb to another record high at 691 cases four deaths oct 6 2020. 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. 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 act which was brought in force in 1972 1 is a broadly worded law that entrenches a culture of secrecy in all matters relating to public administration. It contains a very ample. If you raised your hand good. Civil societies want the official secrets act 1972 osa repealed to encourage transparency in the new government.

Official secrets act 1972. Pandan mp rafizi ramli being brought for his remand hearing at the palace of justice putrajaya. 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. 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.

Rafidah revealed that mahathir is corrupt. The official secrets act 1972 malay. Official secrets act 1972. Official secret means any document specified in the schedule and any information and material relating thereto and includes any other official document information and material as may be classified as top secret secret confidential or restricted as the case may be by a minister the menteri besar or chief minister of a state or such public officer.

Akta rahsia rasmi 1972 abbreviated osa is a statute in malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret. Covid 19 prn sabah cluster. 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.