Malaysia on Thursday moved to lift three 40-year-old emergency decrees that allowed detention without trial, with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak saying the situation that had threatened public order no longer exists.
Najib tabled a motion in the parliament seeking lifting of the three emergency proclamations that were enforced in the 1960s and 70s after the country witnessed widespread race riots.
The motion seeks to lift the emergency proclamations that were issued by the King in 1969 following the May 13, 1969 racial riots in this multi-ethnic country.
It is also to lift the emergency proclamations of 1966 and 1977 aimed at resolving political disputes in Sarawak and Kelantan.
