KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Preventive detention laws are necessary to protect society so that people are not forced to seek protection from crime syndicates, former federal CID chief Tan Sri Zaman Khan said today.
Zaman (picture) also noted that it is difficult to prosecute organised criminals as many are afraid of testifying against them.
“We don’t want you to be protected by thugs; we want you to be protected by the law,” said Zaman at the forum on ‘A Case for Preventive Detention?’ organised by the Bar Council National Young Lawyers Committee here today.
“People are scared to give evidence…they’re afraid to go to court,” he added.
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