Former Disappearance Commission member Nabila Idris has criticized provisions in a new draft law on enforced disappearances approved by the cabinet on Monday. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, she said the proposed measures could block families of disappearance victims from obtaining justice and instead expose them to legal harassment and punishment.

Idris focused on two provisions of the draft. Under Article 14, when a family files a disappearance complaint against a security force, the relevant security force would investigate the complaint itself. She argued that this would allow police or other law-enforcement agencies to investigate allegations against themselves and clear themselves of responsibility, undermining impartiality.

Article 21 states that if a disappearance allegation is found false in court after an investigation, the complainant or victim’s family could face up to five years of rigorous imprisonment. Idris said such a penalty could make families afraid to speak out. Human rights activists and others cited in the report also said an independent structure has long been sought to investigate allegations against state or law-enforcement bodies, and called for revisions to the draft.