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28919
Fri, 11/07/2008 - 15:26
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RAJA PETRA RELEASED FROM ISA DETENTION, COURT ALLOWS APPLICATION
SHAH ALAM (Malaysia), Nov 7(Bernama) -- The High Court here Friday released web portal Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after allowing his application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad held that the grounds for his
detention by Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar under section 8 of the
ISA did not come within the scope of that section.
He then ordered that Raja Petra, 58, who has been held at the Kamunting
detention camp in Taiping, northern Perak-state in Peninsular Malaysia, since
Sept 12, be brought before the court at 4pm for his release.
Raja Petra, 58, had applied for the writ of habeas corpus seeking his
release on the grounds that his detention under the ISA was unlawful and
unconstitutional. He named Syed Hamid as respondent.
Raja Petra's wife, Mable @ Marina Lee, and their two daughters, Suraya, 34,
dan Sarah, 19, and other family members cried and hugged each other after the
judgment was delivered.
Meanwhile, his supporters in the gallery clapped and cheered.
Raja Petra was represented by counsel Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Ashok Kandiah
and
Azhar Azizan Harun, while senior federal counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad appeared
for the prosecution.
He was detained on the same day as Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok
and Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng, also under the ISA. Both have
since been released.
Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad held that the grounds for his
detention by Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar under section 8 of the
ISA did not come within the scope of that section.
He then ordered that Raja Petra, 58, who has been held at the Kamunting
detention camp in Taiping, northern Perak-state in Peninsular Malaysia, since
Sept 12, be brought before the court at 4pm for his release.
Raja Petra, 58, had applied for the writ of habeas corpus seeking his
release on the grounds that his detention under the ISA was unlawful and
unconstitutional. He named Syed Hamid as respondent.
Raja Petra's wife, Mable @ Marina Lee, and their two daughters, Suraya, 34,
dan Sarah, 19, and other family members cried and hugged each other after the
judgment was delivered.
Meanwhile, his supporters in the gallery clapped and cheered.
Raja Petra was represented by counsel Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Ashok Kandiah
and
Azhar Azizan Harun, while senior federal counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad appeared
for the prosecution.
He was detained on the same day as Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok
and Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng, also under the ISA. Both have
since been released.
