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List of known detainees as at 13 September 2008


Name of Detainee
Position/ Organisation
Date
of arrest
Current Status

Yazid Sufaat
Businessman, Kedah; alleged JI member
9 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2002. Detention order extended in Jan 2004

Suhaimi Mokhtar
Businessman, Kuala Lumpur; alleged JI
29 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 22 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by two years in Feb 2004.

Dr Abdullah Daud
Geo-info Lecturer, UTM Johor; alleged JI member
3 Jan 2002
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by another two years in Feb 2006.

Shamsuddin Sulaiman
Asst. Accountant, Health Ministry; former ITM student; alleged JI member
17 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; Habeas corpus rejected on 17 Feb 2004; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004

Mat Shah Mohd Satray
Technician, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, originally alleged to be KMM member, later alleged to be JI member
18 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005: files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006. Detention order extended again in June 2006 and yet again in June 2008.

Abdul Murad Sudin
Trader (rental of agricultural equipment), Teluk Intan, Perak; alleged JI member
16 Oct 2002
Sent to KDC on 2 Dec 2002; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005; files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006.

Zaini Zakaria
Electrical engineer, ex-TNB and Malaysia Airports; helped set up Luqmanul Hakim religious school in Tanah Merah, Kelantan; alleged JI member
8 Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2580/03

Zainun Rashid
Foreign national; Alleged JI member
mid Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003

Wan Amin Wan Hamat
Alleged JI member
2003
Sent to KDC effective 20 Mar 2003

Sulaiman Suramin
Businessman, Sandakan; Alleged JI member
5 June 2003
Alleged that he was stripped naked and mocked; Sent to KDC on 1 August 2003

Sufian Salih
Filipino national; alleged JI involvement
2003-2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004; Filed habeas corpus application in Aug 2006

Mohd Khaider Kadran
Businessman, 38, allegedly "a leader of JI"
11 Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004

Hasim Talib
Filipino; alleged JI involvement
Dec 2003 - Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004

Zakaria bin Samad
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004

Ahmad Zakaria
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004

Terhamid bin Dahalan
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004

Abdul Rahman Ahmad @ Deraman Koteh
Alleged militant separatist of Thailand
5 Jan 2005
Sent to KDC on 4 Feb 2005

Mahfudi Saifuddin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005

Mulyadi
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005

Arifin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005

Mat Tarmizi Zakaria
Foreign national; Alleged Thai separatist
2005
Sent to KDC on 9 Sept 2005

A Artas A Burhanuddin
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Francis Indanan
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Mohd Nazri Dollah
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006

Mohd Arasad Patangari
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Adzmi Pindatun
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Idris Lanama
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Klang
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Aboud Ghafar Shahril
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006

Jeknal Adil
stateless; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006

Binsali Omar
Filipino (Malaysian PR); Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar -3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006

Husin Alih
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 July 2006

Yussof Mohd Salam
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006

Abd Jamal Azahari
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006

Pakana Selama
PR status; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 Sept 2006

Kasem Dayama
Foreign national; Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006

Shaykinar Guat
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006

Argadi Andoyok
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006

Ng How Chuang
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006

Ng Keat Seng
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006

Mohd Azuan b Aniffa
Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 18 Dec 2006

Mohd Faizol Shamsudin
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007

Zulfikli Abu Bakar
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007

Zulfikli Marzuki
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007

Amir Hussain
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 28 April 2007

Mohd Nasir Ismail
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007

Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007

Muh Amir Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007

Tan Choon Chin
Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 12 Sept 2007

Mavalavan
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007

Lian Kok Heng
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007

Sundaraj Vijay
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007

San Khaing
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007

P Uthayakumar
Hindraf legal advisor; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order

M Manoharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order

R Kenghadharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order

V Ganabatirau
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order

T Vasanthakumar
Hindraf organising secretary; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order

Shadul Islam
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2698/2008)

Abdul Sathar Mohammad Sarjoon
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2699/2008)

Faycal Mamdouh
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2700/2008)

Mahamad Nakhrakhel
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2701/2008)

Muhammad Shuaib Hazrat Bilal
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2702/2008)

Muhammad Zahid Haji Zahir Shah
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2703/2008)

Raja Petra Kamaruddin
Blogger
12 September 2008
Not known

Teresa Kok
Selangor state exco member
12 September 2008
Not known


Disclaimer: We believe the above information reflects the current status of ISA detainees to the best of our knowledge in the absence of latest official confirmation.

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Kamunting Detention Centre
34600 Taiping, Perak,
Malaysia




No. of ISA detainees in Kamunting
Held for alleged involvement in: End-2000 3 July 2001 Nov 2001 June 2002 June 2003 Dec 2003 Feb 2005 June 2005 Aug 2006 June 2008
Human trafficking syndicate . 21 21 19 ? - . . . .
Misc . 3 3 4 ? 2 . 3 2 9
Al Ma'unah arms heist . 15 15 15 15 - . . . .
Reformasi activities . 6 5 6 - - . . . .
Free Acheh Movement . 4 3 2 ? - . . . .
Firearms . 3 3 - - - . . . .
Currency counterfeiting . 10 8 8 ? 6 . 22 22 .
Document falsification . 7 7 7 - - . 13 14 6
"Malaysian Mujahidin Group" . - 13 19 18 17 . 9 6 .
"Jemaah Islamiah" . - - 33 58 66 . 68 53 25
Hindraf . . . . . . . . . 5
Darul Islam . . . - - - . . . 17
Total 40 69 78 113 99 91 102 115 97 62


Note: 10,662 people have been arrested under the ISA in the past 44 years, 4,139 were issued with formal detention orders and 2,066 were served with restriction orders governing their activities and where they live. In addition, 12 people were executed for offences under the ISA between 1984 and 1993. Source: Figures were provided in a written answer by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Minister for Internal Security, to parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang, whose statement was quoted by AFP in newsreports dated 3 Feb 2005
Action Required:

- Demand that they be immediately released or charged in open court so that they can defend themselves.
- Express grave concern over their well-being

Letters can be addressed to:

Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia and Home Affairs Minister
Prime Minister's Office
Federal Government Administration Centre
62502 Putrajaya
MALAYSIA
Fax : +60 3 8888 3444

The Inspector General of Police
Headquarters of Royal Police of Malaysia
Bukit Aman
50560 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Fax: +603 22731326

Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman
Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission,
29th. Floor, Menara Tun Razak,
Jalan Raja Laut,
50350 Kuala Lumpur.
Fax - 603-26125620
Tel-603-26125600
email: humanrights@humanrights.com.my

UN Secretary-General
United Nations Room S-3800,
New York NY 10017
Fax: 1-212-963 4879/2155
Email : ecu@un.org

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix,
CH 1211 Geneve,
Switzerland
Fax : (41) 229170213
Email: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch

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