Amendments To Peaceful Assembly Act To Be Tabled In Parliament By October At The Latest
PUTRAJAYA, April 30 (Bernama) -- Proposed amendments to the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (Act 736) are expected to be tabled in the upcoming session of Parliament or by October at the latest, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
The MADANI government spokesman said one of the key policy decisions brought forward by the Home Ministry (KDN) was the intention to amend Act 736, as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament on Feb 13.
'The Home Minister (Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail) informed the Cabinet that between 2022 and 2024, 99 per cent of all applications for peaceful assemblies in Malaysia were approved. This is a very encouraging figure when we examine the statistics.
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