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Why we must abandon proposed security laws

The Security Laws (Ammendments) Bill is a bad law and should not be in our statutes. Period! In a country where blatant impunity is our second nature and official sanction of forced disappearances and execution of unwanted persons is celebrated, more unchecked powers to security agencies will only accelerate our descent into a failed state.

Power comes with responsibility, and accountability; two virtues that are rarely embraced in our national leadership.

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