DAP leader P Ramasamy will organise a nationwide campaign to urge the government to abolish the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and free the more than 100 detainees held under the law.

The Penang deputy chief minister, who is also the DAP state vice-chairperson, said this is because the law is draconian and has left many languishing in jail, awaiting trial without a set time frame.

He urged...