馬來西亞總理爲嚴格的反恐法辯護

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his country's new anti-terrorism laws are a necessary weapon against what he said are "very real" threats by the Islamic State group.

Najib offered the defense Monday in Kuala Lumpur at the start of a two-day international conference on violent extremism.

The new laws have come under fire from human rights activists over the return of a decades-old practice that allows police to detain suspects without trial.

Najib said he understood the need to maintain civil liberties, but pointed out that "there are no civil liberties under Daesh," using an alternative name for IS. "The best way to uphold civil liberties is to ensure the safety of the nation."馬來西亞總理納吉布說，該國的新反恐法是抗擊他所說的伊斯蘭國組織“切實”威脅的必要武器。

納吉布星期一在爲期兩天的對抗暴力極端主義國際會議開始時做出上述表示。

新反恐法受到人權活動人士的抨擊，因爲它重新引入了以前實施了幾十年的做法，允許警察不經審訊拘押嫌疑人。

納吉布總理說，他理解維護公民自由的需要，但是指出，“在伊斯蘭國組織的存在下無公民自由可言”。他說：“維護公民自由的最好辦法就是確保國家安全。”