Malaysia frees JI terrorists
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 - The Government has released without publicity more than a dozen Muslim extremists linked to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror organisation. They include Malaysian Yazid Sufaat, who is believed to have abetted the Sept 11 attacks in New York.
Yazid emerged as a key figure in JI"s regional network because of his link to Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent who was convicted of conspiracy charges in the Sept 11 attacks in New York.
A senior Malaysian government official told The Straits Times that the Indonesian, Malaysian and Filipino detainees were freed over the past month after a government advisory board at the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak decided that they were no longer security threats.
Also released was a Thai national, Kasem Dayama, who was arrested in October 2006 for espionage, the official said. Their release has not been publicised.
Coming on the heels of the executions last month of the three Bali bombers in Indonesia, Malaysia"s move has raised eyebrows among the region"s intelligence community and security experts.
Security analysts warned of reprisal attacks after Indonesia executed Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra for their role in the 2002 bombings of two Bali nightclubs that left more than 200 people dead.
Many of the detainees just released in Malaysia knew the Bali bombers well and are known to several JI militants who are still at large, including Noordin Mohammad Top and the Singapore detainee who escaped, Mas Selamat Kastari.
Regional intelligence officials fear that the freed men might still be anti-Western and could easily return to their underground networks in places such as the predominantly Muslim regions of southern Thailand and southern Philippines.
"There is clearly a more relaxed approach to the way Kuala Lumpur is dealing with suspected terrorists," one senior Western intelligence official based in South-east Asia said, adding that his government security agencies would be seeking more information from their Malaysian
counterparts.
A senior Malaysian government official who declined to be named defended the detainees" release.
He insisted that Kuala Lumpur remained committed to the fight against religious extremism, and stressed that the men who were released had been rehabilitated after an intensive programme.
"Some of them, like Yazid, have been detained for more than six years and the (advisory) board was comfortable that these men have been rehabilitated," he said.
He added that Yazid, who was arrested in December 2001, had shown "huge improvement" in recent years under the rehabilitation programme.
Again, he declined to elaborate. The 43-year-old Yazid is by far the most prominent of the JI suspects released by Malaysia.
A trained biochemist and former army captain, he emerged as a key figure in JI"s regional network because of his link to Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent who was convicted on conspiracy charges in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
Yazid hosted Moussaoui during his visit to Malaysia in September and October 2000.Eight months earlier, he allowed Khalid al-Midhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi to use his apartment.They were the two hijackers on board the American Airlines aircraft that crashed into the Pentagon.
Yazid was to have been detained until Jan 31, 2010, according to security officials.
Sources said his release was subject to conditions. A resident of Selangor, he cannot leave the state without the permission of the state police chief.
Similar conditions apply to Sabah resident Sulaiman Suramin, who was arrested in 2003 and is among those just released.
The foreign nationals released by the Malaysian government were mainly lowly functionaries of JI, which has ambitions of establishing a pan-Islamic state linking Indonesia, Malaysia and the Muslim southern islands of the Philippines.
Sources said the freed foreigners included eight Indonesians who were detained for two days at a West Java detention centre before being allowed to return to their families.
The Indonesians include:
Ahmad Zakaria, who was arrested off Sabah in 2004;
Arifin Iwan, who was caught in 2005 en route to the southern Philippines.
He had been active in sectarian fighting in Ambon and Poso;
Terhamid Dahlan alias Adi Utomo Sukamto, who was arrested while trying to enter Sabah illegally in 2004;
Zakaria Saman, alias Ahmad Said Maulana, who was arrested in 2003 while returning from south-east Philippines. He fought in Ambon and received his military training in the southern Philippines.
Philippine nationals Shaykinar Guat and Argadi Andoyok were arrested in 2006 off Sabah.
It is not clear whether they have been released since they were handed over to the Philippine authorities.
Thai national Kasem Dayama was also arrested in 2006, but he had no links to JI.
Malaysian security officials say he was arrested for spying on southern Thais seeking refuge in Kelantan.
Malaysian government sources said there are another 30 suspected JI operatives, a handful of them foreigners, still in detention at the Kamunting detention centre. - Straits Times Singapore
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
MCA, Gerakan won’t support ISA debate petition
MCA, Gerakan won’t support ISA debate petition
31 Oct 08 : 9.00AM
By Elizabeth Looi
elizabethlooi@thenutgraph.com
PETALING JAYA, 31 Oct 2008: The MCA and Gerakan may have come out against the Internal Security Act (ISA) but to date, none of their parliamentary representatives have signed an opposition-initiated petition against the act.
The petition, started by the Repeal ISA Parliamentary Caucus that was spearheaded by the Pakatan Rakyat on 21 Oct, seeks the prime minister's permission to allow a debate on the act in Parliament.
As of 23 Oct, the caucus collected 85 signatures, including one signature from a BN component party representative.
Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak's Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rejang, Billy Abit Joo, was the only BN representative who signed the petition before it was submitted to the Prime Minister's Office.
When contacted, MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong admitted that he had been approached by the caucus' members to sign the petition but had rejected it.
"If we (MCA MPs) did not sign the petition, it did not mean that we have no guts.
"It's just that the ruling coalition has a different way of doing things from the opposition," said Wee, who is also Deputy Education Minister and MP for Ayer Hitam.
He said debating an act, for it to be amended, was a passive way of solving the problem as all acts needed the cabinet's approval before amendment.
"Even if they are allowed to debate about it, they can keep debating until the cows come home but the law will still remain the same.
"We have to go back to the conventional structure, which is to go through the cabinet, if we want to amend any law," he said.
He added that the petition could be another opportunity for political mileage for the opposition and the MCA did not need to support it as the party had its own forum of airing its views to the BN.
The MCA's MP for Labis Chua Tee Yong shared Wee's sentiments and believed there would eventually be changes in the act but not now.
"MCA has called for the act to be reviewed because we believe that such law is needed in the country, just as in other countries, to keep law and order.
"But we want the act to be reviewed so that it will not be easily abused," he said.
Chua, however, said he could not recall if the caucus had approached him to sign the petition but he was confident that it was merely an attempt at gaining political mileage for the opposition.
Wanita Gerakan chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe, who is one of the two Gerakan MPs, said she would not support the petition.
"Gerakan has passed a resolution for the act to be reviewed so that it will not be misused and I stand by my party's resolution.
"I do not want to support the petition because I do not want other people to ride on us (Gerakan) for political mileage," said Tan.
31 Oct 08 : 9.00AM
By Elizabeth Looi
elizabethlooi@thenutgraph.com
PETALING JAYA, 31 Oct 2008: The MCA and Gerakan may have come out against the Internal Security Act (ISA) but to date, none of their parliamentary representatives have signed an opposition-initiated petition against the act.
The petition, started by the Repeal ISA Parliamentary Caucus that was spearheaded by the Pakatan Rakyat on 21 Oct, seeks the prime minister's permission to allow a debate on the act in Parliament.
As of 23 Oct, the caucus collected 85 signatures, including one signature from a BN component party representative.
Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak's Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rejang, Billy Abit Joo, was the only BN representative who signed the petition before it was submitted to the Prime Minister's Office.
When contacted, MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong admitted that he had been approached by the caucus' members to sign the petition but had rejected it.
"If we (MCA MPs) did not sign the petition, it did not mean that we have no guts.
"It's just that the ruling coalition has a different way of doing things from the opposition," said Wee, who is also Deputy Education Minister and MP for Ayer Hitam.
He said debating an act, for it to be amended, was a passive way of solving the problem as all acts needed the cabinet's approval before amendment.
"Even if they are allowed to debate about it, they can keep debating until the cows come home but the law will still remain the same.
"We have to go back to the conventional structure, which is to go through the cabinet, if we want to amend any law," he said.
He added that the petition could be another opportunity for political mileage for the opposition and the MCA did not need to support it as the party had its own forum of airing its views to the BN.
The MCA's MP for Labis Chua Tee Yong shared Wee's sentiments and believed there would eventually be changes in the act but not now.
"MCA has called for the act to be reviewed because we believe that such law is needed in the country, just as in other countries, to keep law and order.
"But we want the act to be reviewed so that it will not be easily abused," he said.
Chua, however, said he could not recall if the caucus had approached him to sign the petition but he was confident that it was merely an attempt at gaining political mileage for the opposition.
Wanita Gerakan chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe, who is one of the two Gerakan MPs, said she would not support the petition.
"Gerakan has passed a resolution for the act to be reviewed so that it will not be misused and I stand by my party's resolution.
"I do not want to support the petition because I do not want other people to ride on us (Gerakan) for political mileage," said Tan.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
FREE ALL ISA DETAINEE'S NOW!!!
FREE ALL ISA DETAINEE'S NOW!!!
THE DETAINEE'S:
Yazid Sufaat, Suhaimi Mokhtar, Dr Abdullah Daud, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Mat Shah Mohd Satray, Abdul Murad Sudin, Zaini Zakaria, Zainun Rashid, Wan Amin Wan Hamat, Sulaiman Suramin, Sufian Salih, Mohd Khaider Kadran, Hasim Talib, Zakaria Samad, Ahmad Zakaria, Terhamid Dahalan, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Mahfudi Saifudin, Mulyadi, Arifin, Mat Tarmizi Zakaria, Artas Burhanudin, Francis Indanan, Mohd Nazri Dollah, Mohd Arsad Patangari, Adzmi Pindatun, Idris Lanama, Aboud Ghafar Shahril, Jeknal Adil, Binsali Omar, Husin Alih, Yussof Mohd Salam, Ahmad Jamal Azahari, Pakana Selama, Kasem Dayama, Shaykinar Guat, Argadi Andoyok, Ng How Chuang, Ng Keat Seng, Mohd Azuan Aniffa, Mohd Faizol Shamsuddin, Zulfikli Abu Bakar, Zulfikli Marzuki, Amir Hussain, Mohd Nasir Ismail, Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah, Muh Amir Hanafiah, Tan Choon Chin, Mavalavan, Lian Kok Heng, Sundaraj Vijay, San Khaing, Shadul Islam, Abdul Sattar Sarjoon, Faycal Mamdouh, Mohamad Nakhrakhel, Muhammad Shuaib Hazral Bilal, Muhammad Zahid Zahir Shah, T Vasanthakumar, P Uthayakumar, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau, M Manoharan and YM Raja Petra Kamarudin.
THE DETAINEE'S:
Yazid Sufaat, Suhaimi Mokhtar, Dr Abdullah Daud, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Mat Shah Mohd Satray, Abdul Murad Sudin, Zaini Zakaria, Zainun Rashid, Wan Amin Wan Hamat, Sulaiman Suramin, Sufian Salih, Mohd Khaider Kadran, Hasim Talib, Zakaria Samad, Ahmad Zakaria, Terhamid Dahalan, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Mahfudi Saifudin, Mulyadi, Arifin, Mat Tarmizi Zakaria, Artas Burhanudin, Francis Indanan, Mohd Nazri Dollah, Mohd Arsad Patangari, Adzmi Pindatun, Idris Lanama, Aboud Ghafar Shahril, Jeknal Adil, Binsali Omar, Husin Alih, Yussof Mohd Salam, Ahmad Jamal Azahari, Pakana Selama, Kasem Dayama, Shaykinar Guat, Argadi Andoyok, Ng How Chuang, Ng Keat Seng, Mohd Azuan Aniffa, Mohd Faizol Shamsuddin, Zulfikli Abu Bakar, Zulfikli Marzuki, Amir Hussain, Mohd Nasir Ismail, Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah, Muh Amir Hanafiah, Tan Choon Chin, Mavalavan, Lian Kok Heng, Sundaraj Vijay, San Khaing, Shadul Islam, Abdul Sattar Sarjoon, Faycal Mamdouh, Mohamad Nakhrakhel, Muhammad Shuaib Hazral Bilal, Muhammad Zahid Zahir Shah, T Vasanthakumar, P Uthayakumar, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau, M Manoharan and YM Raja Petra Kamarudin.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Home Minister signed order to detain Raja Petra at Kamunting, court told
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23, 2008): Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin's application seeking release from detention under section 73 (1) of the Internal Security Act (ISA) is academic because the home minister has signed an order to detain him under section 8 (1), the High Court here heard today.
Senior Federal Counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Syed Albar signed the order yesterday to detain Raja Petra at the Kamunting detention camp for two years.
In his preliminary objection, he said that with the fresh detention order under Section 8(1) becoming operative, Raja Petra's detention was no longer under the purview of the Inspector-General of Police as stated in the notice of motion filed on Sept 16.
"We submit that any issues that transpired before the issuance of the detention cannot be subject to judicial inquiry," he said.
The main issue of the applicant had become purely academic, he said, urging the court to dismiss the application.
Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 and filed a habeas corpus application seeking his release from ISA detention on the grounds that the detention was unlawful and contravened the Federal Constitution. He named the Inspector-Genral of police and the Kamunting Detention Camp as respondents.
Section 73(1) allows a person to be held for up to 60 days without trial for the police to investigate and make their recommendations to the minister.
Raja Petra's counsel, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, said he was just informed about his client's detention under the minister's order.
"Our application definitely has bearing and definitely afects his (Raja Petra) liberty provided under the Federal Constitution," he said.
He said that even though he would file an application to challenge the minister's order, he wanted the court to hear the habeas corpus application since it still involved "life issues".
Justice Suraya Othman said that since the application had been overtaken by events, she fixed Oct 28 for both parties to make further submissions before the court decided whether to hear further on the matter.
On the habeas corpus application by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who was detained under the ISA on the same day but has since been released, Suraya said the court could not be give any remedy since the matter too had been overtaken by events.
Kok's counsel, Karpal Singh, said that even though he was not asking the court to make any ruling, it should make some comment and go on public record on this detention issue to ensure that the authorities did not continue to abuse the Act.
Suraya said the court was bound by the Federal Court's ruling that the court could not make any comment since the matter had become academic and the applicant had other remedies like civil action.
Kok was freed last Friday.
- BERNAMA
Senior Federal Counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Syed Albar signed the order yesterday to detain Raja Petra at the Kamunting detention camp for two years.
In his preliminary objection, he said that with the fresh detention order under Section 8(1) becoming operative, Raja Petra's detention was no longer under the purview of the Inspector-General of Police as stated in the notice of motion filed on Sept 16.
"We submit that any issues that transpired before the issuance of the detention cannot be subject to judicial inquiry," he said.
The main issue of the applicant had become purely academic, he said, urging the court to dismiss the application.
Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 and filed a habeas corpus application seeking his release from ISA detention on the grounds that the detention was unlawful and contravened the Federal Constitution. He named the Inspector-Genral of police and the Kamunting Detention Camp as respondents.
Section 73(1) allows a person to be held for up to 60 days without trial for the police to investigate and make their recommendations to the minister.
Raja Petra's counsel, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, said he was just informed about his client's detention under the minister's order.
"Our application definitely has bearing and definitely afects his (Raja Petra) liberty provided under the Federal Constitution," he said.
He said that even though he would file an application to challenge the minister's order, he wanted the court to hear the habeas corpus application since it still involved "life issues".
Justice Suraya Othman said that since the application had been overtaken by events, she fixed Oct 28 for both parties to make further submissions before the court decided whether to hear further on the matter.
On the habeas corpus application by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who was detained under the ISA on the same day but has since been released, Suraya said the court could not be give any remedy since the matter too had been overtaken by events.
Kok's counsel, Karpal Singh, said that even though he was not asking the court to make any ruling, it should make some comment and go on public record on this detention issue to ensure that the authorities did not continue to abuse the Act.
Suraya said the court was bound by the Federal Court's ruling that the court could not make any comment since the matter had become academic and the applicant had other remedies like civil action.
Kok was freed last Friday.
- BERNAMA
Thursday, September 18, 2008
ISA: Teresa Kok dibebaskan
ISA: Teresa Kok dibebaskan
Sep 19, 08 1:19pm
kemaskini 3:20pm Teresa Kok dibebaskan daripada tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini selepas disiasat selama seminggu.
Beliau dibebaskan di balai polis Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur jam 1 petang.
Beliau berada di balai polis berkenaan selama 40 minit untuk proses urusan pembebasan sebelum keluar bersama ibu bapanya Kok Kim Tong Pong Seh Kwon (foto kanan), peguamnya Sankara Nair dan pembantunya Mandy Ooi (foto bawah).
DAP memaklumkan satu sidang media berhubung pembebasan itu akan diadakan di ibu pejabatnya di Petaling Jaya jam 3.30 petang.
Exco kanan kerajaan Selangor itu ditahan bawah ISA menjelang tengah malam Jumaat lepas.
Beliau antara tiga orang yang ditahan minggu lalu bawah kontroversi itu selepas penangkapan editor Malaysia Today Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily Tan Hoon Cheng.
Tan dibebaskan Sabtu lepas, sementara Raja Petra masih ditahan.
Teresa, yang juga ahli Parlimen Seputeh, ditangkap kira-kira jam 11.15 malam Jumaat lalu ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin utama DAP Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya.
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Teresa ditahan untuk siasatan berhubung tuduhan melarang laungan azan di dua masjid, penggunaan tulisan jawi pada papan tanda dan laporan polis terhadapnya oleh beberapa pertubuhan Islam, termasuk Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais).
Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Ismail Omar berkata Teresa dibebaskan selepas polis berpuas hati dengan siasatan dan tiada lagi sebab-sebab untuk terus menahannya.
"Selepas penangkapan dan siasatan dijalankan, polis berpuas hati bahawa tiada lagi sebab untuk meneruskan penahanan lanjut dan memutuskan untuk membebaskan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Tambahnya, ahli politik popular itu ditahan di hadapan pintu masuk kondominium Pearl Tower, OG Height, Jalan Awan Cina, Kuala Lumpurpada 12 September selepas disyaki terlibat dalam perkara-perkara yang memudaratkan keselamatan negara.
Sep 19, 08 1:19pm
kemaskini 3:20pm Teresa Kok dibebaskan daripada tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini selepas disiasat selama seminggu.
Beliau dibebaskan di balai polis Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur jam 1 petang.
Beliau berada di balai polis berkenaan selama 40 minit untuk proses urusan pembebasan sebelum keluar bersama ibu bapanya Kok Kim Tong Pong Seh Kwon (foto kanan), peguamnya Sankara Nair dan pembantunya Mandy Ooi (foto bawah).
DAP memaklumkan satu sidang media berhubung pembebasan itu akan diadakan di ibu pejabatnya di Petaling Jaya jam 3.30 petang.
Exco kanan kerajaan Selangor itu ditahan bawah ISA menjelang tengah malam Jumaat lepas.
Beliau antara tiga orang yang ditahan minggu lalu bawah kontroversi itu selepas penangkapan editor Malaysia Today Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily Tan Hoon Cheng.
Tan dibebaskan Sabtu lepas, sementara Raja Petra masih ditahan.
Teresa, yang juga ahli Parlimen Seputeh, ditangkap kira-kira jam 11.15 malam Jumaat lalu ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin utama DAP Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya.
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Teresa ditahan untuk siasatan berhubung tuduhan melarang laungan azan di dua masjid, penggunaan tulisan jawi pada papan tanda dan laporan polis terhadapnya oleh beberapa pertubuhan Islam, termasuk Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais).
Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Ismail Omar berkata Teresa dibebaskan selepas polis berpuas hati dengan siasatan dan tiada lagi sebab-sebab untuk terus menahannya.
"Selepas penangkapan dan siasatan dijalankan, polis berpuas hati bahawa tiada lagi sebab untuk meneruskan penahanan lanjut dan memutuskan untuk membebaskan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Tambahnya, ahli politik popular itu ditahan di hadapan pintu masuk kondominium Pearl Tower, OG Height, Jalan Awan Cina, Kuala Lumpurpada 12 September selepas disyaki terlibat dalam perkara-perkara yang memudaratkan keselamatan negara.
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Aliran's ISA Watch
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.
Show your solidarity!
Send letters/postcards of solidarity to the ISA detainees to help lift their spirits.
Please send them to:
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
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Aliran (alirankn@hotmail.com)
Aliran's ISA Watch
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.
Show your solidarity!
Send letters/postcards of solidarity to the ISA detainees to help lift their spirits.
Please send them to:
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
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Aliran (alirankn@hotmail.com)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
ISA: Teresa Kok turut ditahan
ISA: Teresa Kok turut ditahan
Sep 12, 08 11:59pm
Pemimpin DAP, Teresa Kok turut ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini.
Beliau merupakan orang ketiga ditahan hari ini di bawah ISA, selepas editor Malaysia Today, Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily, Tan Hoon Cheng.
Difahamkan, ahli Parlimen Seputeh itu ditahan pada kira-kira jam 11.18 malam ini.
Beliau yang juga exco kerajaan Selangor ditahan ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin DAP, Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya .
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Kontroversi azan
Teresa menjadi tumpuan laporan media - terutama akhbar harian berbahasa Melayu - selepas timbulnya dakwaan bahawa beliau telah meminta pegawai masjid di Kota Damansara, Sri Serdang dan Puchong Jaya supaya memperlahankan pembesar suara ketika melaungkan azan.
Kok bagaimanapun menafikan dakwaan tersebut. Tidak dipastikan sama ada penahanannya itu ada kaitan dengan dakwaan tersebut.
Di Pulau Pinang, Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng turut mengesahkan penahanan Teresa.
Menurutnya, parti itu akan mengadakan mesyuarat tergempar esok untuk membincangkan perkara tersebut.
Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan Guan Eng meminta supaya kerajaan dan polis membebaskan Tan dan Teresa.
Bercakap kepada pemberita di hadapan Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Pulau Pinang, beliau berkata, tindakan menahan mereka dilihat seolah-olah kerajaan dalam keadaan terdesak terutamanya menjelang tarikh 16 September ini, tarikh Penasihat PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dikatakan akan mengambil alih pentadbiran kerajaan Barisan Nasional.
"Sementara pemberita berkenaan hanya menjalankan tugasnya dan tidak sepatutnya beliau dipersalahkan," katanya.
Kira-kira 100 pemimpin dan penyokong parti politik termasuk MCA, Gerakan dan DAP berkumpul di luar perkarangan IPK sambil menyalakan lilin sebagai tanda membantah penahanan wartawan itu.
Mereka berkumpul sejak jam 9.30 malam sebaik sahaja mengetahui mengenai penahanan Tan oleh polis Bukit Aman di rumahnya di Bukit Mertajam pada kira-kira jam 8.30 malam tadi.
Beberapa pemimpin PAS juga dilihat berada di kawasan itu.
Keadaan di situ terkawal dan anggota polis Simpanan Persekutuan (FRU) dilihat turut berada di bahagian dalam IPK untuk mengawal keadaan.
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