Photo: NZ HeraldNew Zealand has sought advice on deradicalisation from the Malaysian Government, whose anti-terror programmes have been praised as world-leading. In a statement, Mr Finlayson said the country had a long history of de-radicalisation programmes and he had expressed an interest in learning more about them. ``We have had no deradicalisation programmes in place, as far as I know,'' said 36th Parallel Assessments security analyst Paul Buchanan. Controversial reforms in 2015 allowed indefinite detention without charge for up to two years and were described by Human Rights Watch as a ``giant step backwards for human rights'' at the time. Mr Buchanan said the human rights concerns were mostly limited to its reactive, counter-terrorism measures, and its preventative, deradicalisation programmes have generally been ``lauded''.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2017 06:20 UTC