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Court orders Raja Petra’s release Hafiz Yatim | Nov 7, 08 9:46am The Shah Alam High Court this morning ruled that the detention of well-known blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA was illegal and ordered his immediate release. Judge Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad said that Raja Petra’s detention was unconstitutional.
He said the Home Minister had not followed proper procedure under Section 8 of the ISA to issue the detention order against Raja Petra.
The judge also ordered that Raja Petra, editor of the popular Malaysia Today website, be produced in court by 4pm today after which he should be immediately released.
Raja Petra is being held at the Kamunting detention camp in Perak.
Raja Petra’s wife Marina Lee Abdullah who was present in court this morning expressed her gratitude to the court for ordering the release of her husband.
A handful of Raja Petra supporters were also present in the court.
The ruling by the court followed a habeas corpus application by Raja Petra’s counsel seeking his release from detention under the security law.
The blogger was arrested on Sept 12 by police and held at an unknown location before he was sent to Kamunting on Sept 23.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar on Sept 22 had signed a detention order for
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Wee Choo Keong has been elected Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju (P116) during the 12th General Election on 08 March 2008 until May 09, 2013. In 1987 he was detained by the Government under the notorious Internal Security Act (ISA) for 60 days in solidarity confinement.
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