Amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (POCA) are expected to be tabled in the next Parliamentary sitting, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
He said the amendments follow the Federal Court's decision in April 2022 which ruled that Sections 4 and 15B of the Act were inconsistent with the Federal Constitution.
According to Shamsul Anuar, the Home Ministry (KDN) has conducted several engagement sessions with relevant stakeholders, and the proposed amendments were presented and approved at a Cabinet meeting on Dec 13 last year.
"KDN will hold another engagement session in the near future before the planned tabling of the amendments during the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament," he said.
He was responding to a question from Chow Yu Hui (PH-Raub) regarding the timeline for amending POCA during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.