nytimes.com - BANGKOK — Three years after abolishing detention without trial, the Malaysian government revived the practice on Tuesday with the passage into law of a highly contentious antiterrorism bill that opposition leaders fear could be used against government critics.
The bill, the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was passed in the early hours of Tuesday by a vote of 79 to 60 and came after more than 10 hours of debate.
The government, which arrested 17 people this week for what the chief of police said was a plot to attack army camps and police stations, has sought to justify the antiterrorism law as necessary to combat the threat of terrorism on Malaysian soil.
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