Clause allowing security force committee to determine gang, gang leaders removed

Security force committee cannot determine gang, gang leaders, the new Parliament bill says.

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Ameera Osmanagic

2024-12-12 20:26:45

The clause in the Gang Crime Prevention Bill that gave the power to determine gangs, gang leaders, and gang members to a committee including the Home Minister, police, and military has been removed, instead determining the parties from within the law.

The bill initially prepared by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology stated that gangs, gang leaders, and members would be determined by a five-member committee consisting of the minister responsible for Police, the Police Commissioner, the Chief of Defense Force, the head of Police intelligence, and the head of military intelligence.

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