Official Secret Act 1972

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Official secret act 1972. Appointment of public officer to classify official document etc. Penalties for spying 4. 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. Civil societies want the official secrets act 1972 osa repealed to encourage transparency in the new government.

Akta rahsia rasmi 1972 abbreviated osa is a statute in malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret. Official secrets act 1972 act 88 arrangement of sections 1. But then there is. Rafizi charged for violating official secrets act 1972 updated 08 apr 2016 20 01 h.

Official secrets act 1972. 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. Whoever knows what that means angkat tangan. More importantly mahathir says there is no evidence of him ever committing a corrupt act.

This act may be cited as the official secrets act 1972. 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. 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. 2 interpretation cite 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires armed forces includes a any regular or volunteer armed forces of malaysia whether in malaysia or outside malaysia.

Official secrets act 1972. Official secrets 33 laws of malaysia act 88 the official secrets act 1972 list amendment law short title force amend from act 6 act finance companies 1969 01 06 1969 102 of the banking act 1973 15 04 1973 act 146 national savings bank act 01 12 1974 act 160 currency act 29 08 1975 dollars 1975 act criminal code act a324 event 10 01 1976 amendment and extension act 1976 act a454 banking and. Declassification of official secret by a minister or a public officer 3. Rafidah revealed that mahathir is corrupt mt webmaster mar 6 2018.

Addition deletion or amendment of the schedule 2b. Official secrets act 1972 an act to revise and consolidate the law relating to the protection of official secrets. The official secrets act 1972 malay.