| Short Title: | Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Long Title: | An Act to provide for the prevention of the commission or support of terrorist acts involving listed terrorist organizations in a foreign country or any part of foreign country and for the control of the persons engaged in such acts and for related matters. |
| Citation: | Act 769 |
| Territorial Extent: | Malaysia |
| Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Date Passed: | 6 April 2015 |
| Date Passed2: | 23 April 2015 |
| Royal Assent: | 28 May 2015 |
| Date Commenced: | 4 June 2015 |
| Date Effective: | 1 September 2015, P.U. (B) 345/2015[1] |
| Bill: | Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2015 |
| Bill Citation: | D.R. 10/2015 |
| Introduced By: | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
| 1St Reading: | 30 March 2015 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 6 April 2015 |
| 3Rd Reading: | 6 April 2015 |
| Bill2: | Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2015 |
| Bill Citation2: | D.R. 10/2015 |
| Introduced By2: | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
| 1St Reading2: | 13 April 2015 |
| 2Nd Reading2: | 22 April 2015 |
| 3Rd Reading2: | 23 April 2015 |
| Related Legislation: | Prevention of Crime Act 1959 [Act 297] |
| Keywords: | Anti-terrorism |
| Status: | In force |
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 (ms|Akta Pencegahan Keganasan 2015, abbreviated POTA), is an anti-terrorism law that was passed by the Malaysian government on 7 April 2015. It enables the Malaysian authorities to detain terror suspects without trial for a period of two years. POTA also does not allow any judicial reviews of detentions. Instead, detentions will be reviewed by a special Prevention of Terrorism Board. The POTA bill has been criticised by opposition elements as a reincarnation of the former Internal Security Act, which was revoked in 2012.[2] [3] The passage of POTA coincided with the arrest of seventeen suspected militants who were involved in an alleged terror plot in the capital Kuala Lumpur.[4]
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015, in its current form (as of 4 June 2015), consists of 5 Parts containing 35 sections and 1 schedule (including no amendment).