Malaysia: 45 Years Under the ISA by Koh Swe Yong

Malaysia: 45 Years Under the Internal Security Act by Koh Swe Yong

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Published: 2004
Author: Koh Swe Yong
Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development (SIRD), Petaling Jaya
Genre: Human rights, Internal Security Act (ISA), Politics and government, Civil rights
Paperback: 330 pages
Condition: 7/10 (Used, cover shows sign of wear but pages inside still in good condition)

Malaysia: 45 Years Under the Internal Security Act by Koh Swe Yong is a documented historical and political account examining the origins, development and implementation of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia from its introduction in 1960 through more than four decades of use. Drawing on archival sources, official records, press reports and personal experiences including the author’s own detention under the law, the book traces how the ISA evolved from a security measure initially intended to combat communist insurgency during the post-colonial period into a broad instrument of preventive detention used against political activists, opposition leaders, trade unionists, students and civil society figures. The work analyses major waves of arrests, detention without trial, and political crackdowns across different decades, documenting cases of detainees, conditions of detention and the legal framework that allowed executive authorities to bypass judicial review. It also situates the ISA within Malaysia’s political history, examining the relationship between state security policies, governance and civil liberties while discussing debates on national security, human rights and democratic accountability. Through historical narrative, statistics, photographs and testimonies, the book argues that the ISA had profound implications for political dissent and civil rights in Malaysia and contributes to wider discussions about preventive detention laws and the balance between security and freedom in modern states.


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