A flag of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq. A bill to deal with militant groups will be tabled in Parliament in March as a follow up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s intention of tackling these groups. – Reuters pic, January 15, 2015.A bill to deal with militant groups including the Islamic State will be tabled in Parliament in March, said de facto Law Minister Nancy Shukri.State news agency Bernama reported her as saying that the move was made after the tabling of the White Paper "Towards Tackling the Threat of the IS Group" by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak last year."In addition, amendments to the existing laws such as the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and the Sedition Act (1948) will also be tabled at the Parliament session beginning March 9," she said.Bernama reported that Nancy said this to reporters after attending the Monthly Assembly of the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) for the month of January in Putrajaya today.She said the bill was necessary so that the government had stronger power to face any threat at any time.She said the government took a serious view on the threats by militants by taking action against civil servants involved in such activities."I hope we will all be wary and keep away from elements who can jeopardise the harmony and peace that we are enjoying currently," she said.On the amendments to the Sedition Act and Sosma, Nancy said they were still discussing them, and they had not been scrutinised yet. – January 15, 2015.
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