U.S. ready to share anti-terrorism experience: Ambassador

Published: Monday September 19, 2011

IPOH: The United States is ready to share with Malaysia its experience in formulating anti-terrorism law, said its ambassador to Malaysia, Paul W. Jones.
"Each country has a different approach in combating terrorism or terrrorist groups," Jones said after paying a courtesy call on Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir here on Monday.
The ambassador said he heard that Malaysia's Home Ministry would be looking to the UK and US anti-terrorism laws to replace the ISA, but the decision would be Malaysia's.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his Malaysia Day special address last week said that the ISA would be revoked and two new laws introduced to prevent subversive activities, organised crime and violent crime.
Jones said when the anti-terrorism law was to tabled in the US, it was hotly debated and widely discussed as the public feared that civil liberties would be eroded with introduction of the law.
He said the whole world was now interested in the issue to civil liberties and at the same time, keen to curb terrorism which had been a challenge for many countries.
"But Malaysia has shown its commitment (to upholding civil liberties) by abolishing the ISA," he added. BERNAMA