A person “reasonably suspected of having committed an offence endangering national security” may be detained without charge for up to two weeks, after the initial 48-hours detention period expires, according to the draft homegrown security law bill. If the Safeguarding National Security Bill passes the opposition-free legislature, a police officer ranked chief superintendent or above may appeal to a magistrate’s court – within the initial 48-hour detention period – for an extension of up to two weeks. The magistrate can then extend the detention period for seven days after the first detention …
