Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government will repeal laws that are oppressive, especially SOSMA.
The government plans to repeal the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act passed in 2012 widely seen as a replacement to the Internal Security Act.
“Najib´s law allows a person to be arrested and not to be taken to court, and if that person died under custody, there will be neither inquiry nor action taken against those who killed him. That is the law passed by Najib and we will repeal that law,” Dr Mahathir said.
He was speaking at the Coalition of Klang Chinese Associations´ (CKCA) Tabung Harapan Fund Raising Dinner last night.
Dr Mahathir said, the Pakatan Harapan-led government, on the other hand, would adhere to the rule of law by enforcing laws that would protect the people.
“The people will be protected by fair laws so that if they committed any offence, they will be judged by the court…the court will determine whether or not the person is guilty,” he said.
Dr Mahathir also thanked all Malaysians who had given the mandate to Pakatan Harapan to improve the situation in the country left by Najib’s kleptocracy government.
He said under Najib’s leadership the government machinery has been seriously damaged.
“We need time to recover and repair the damage done by Najib to the government machinery.”
He said he had to remove officers who were involved in sustaining Najib.
“PH has already started taking action to remove those senior people who were there only to serve Najib,” Mahathir said.
He added that the damage caused by Najib was widespread and involved those from the police, armed forces and civil service.
Dr Mahathir said the people must give Pakatan some time to recover because not only had the government machinery been destroyed, it has also been misused.
He said that the debt burden was far worse than previously suspected but with the help and sacrifice of the people the nation will be able to recover.
“It is obvious tonight when so many people attend the fund-raising dinner for Tabung Harapan. We managed to raise millions of ringgit even though it is not as much as the 1 trillion (debt), what´s important is our spirit, our willingness to sacrifice because we love this country.
“This is our country, this is our home, we were born here and we grew up here and for that reasons, we love Malaysia. Thank you very much to those who organised this campaign…for taking the initiative without any instruction from the government. Even though the amount is small but it is the gesture that is important, ” he said.
At the event, Dr Mahathir received a mock cheque of RM3.5 million for Tabung Harapan, contributed by 257 individuals and companies in Klang.