A Security Services Committee will determine gangs and gang leaders

The amendments proposed by the government to the Prohibition of Gang Violence Act now states that a committee including the Minister of Homeland Security and Technology, Police officials and MNDF officials will be granted the authority to determine gangs, their members and leaders.

As the Act stands now, it is the Courts that determine this once the State submits a case. As of yet, no persons have been declared gang members or leaders, or given the penalties outlined in the Act. This is because there are legal obstacles in proving that the group the person is associated with generally engages in gang related activities.