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19 August 2012| last updated at 07:19PM

'Don't politicise Section 114A, Evidence Act'



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PUTRAJAYA -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the contentious amendments to Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950 should not be turned into a polemic, political and emotional issue which would supercede the prime minister's political transformation agenda.

"Don't make the amendments to Section 114A of the  Evidence Act 1950 a polemic, political and emotional issue  that clouds the whole political transformation being im plemented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,"  he told reporters at the federal government's open house at  Seri Perdana here today.
He noted the public furore in cyberspace over the amend ments but concluded that it was because the former had not  been enlightened on them.
Last Wednesday, Information Communication and Culture  Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the Cabinet was  studying the amendments, in response to the directive by  Najib who had taken into consideration, public dissat isfaction expressed over them through the internet.
A campaign was mounted against the Act by the Centre for  Independent Journalism (CIJ) with its banner titled, 'Stop  114A', appearing on Facebook and downloaded by nu merous internet users nationwide.
Meanwhile, Hishammuddin, commenting on the uneasi ness among city dwellers on the influx of foreigners into  Kuala Lumpur during the festive holidays, said his ministry  was constantly monitoring the situation to ensure security.      "We will ensure that they will not do anything other than  work in the country.
"However, the people must also understand that foreign  workers, for a developing country like Malaysia, are crucial  for jobs in sectors which could not be filled by locals," he  stressed.  -- BERNAMA
 

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