A lawyer has proposed that the government give the "deep state" legal amnesty in exchange for the truth on various sensitive cases, such as Teoh Beng Hock's death, the disappearance of pastor Raymond Koh, and the racial riots on May 13, 1969.

Andrew Khoo said this is a way to overcome the risks of systemic institutional collapse from the deep state's "secrets" being revealed.

"If any government were to...