| Targeted group | Period | No. held |
| Reformasi Activists | Apr 2001 | 10 |
| University Students | July 2001 | 2 |
| "Militants/terrorists" | May - July 2001 | 6 |
| "KMM members" | Aug 2001 | 10 |
| "KMM members" | Sept - Oct 2001 | 8 |
| "KMM members" | Dec 2001 - Jan 2002 | 13 |
| "KMM members" | Jan 2002 | 10 |
| "KMM members" | Apr 2002 | 14 |
| "KMM member" | Sept 2002 | 1 |
| "KMM members" | Oct 2002 | 5 |
| "KMM members" | Nov 2002 | 3* |
| "Terror rumours via e-mail" | Dec 2002 | 10* |
| "JI members" | Dec 2002 | 2* |
| "JI members" | Jan 2003 | 4* |
| "JI members" | Feb 2003 | 3* |
| "JI member" | Mar 2003 | 1 |
| "JI member" | June 2003 | 1 |
| "JI member" | Aug 2003 | 1 |
| "Suspected involvement in JI activities" | Nov 2003 | 13 |
| "Alleged JI involvement" | Jan 2004 | 2 (1*) |
| "Indonesian members of the group behind the Bali bombings" | Jan/Feb 2004 | 6* |
| Alleged forgery of passports/travel documents | April 2004 | 1 |
| "Alleged involvement in nuclear parts network | May 2004 | 1 |
| Immigration dept officials allegedly supplying Malaysian passports to a syndicate | 2004 | 2 |
| Alleged Thai separatist | Jan 2005 | 1 |
| Allegedly issuing forged documents to human trafficking syndicates | Sept 2004 - Jan 2005 | 9 |
| Allegedly members of Darul Islam Sabah | Mar - Apr 2006 | 12 |
| "JI member" | Aug 2007 | 1 |
| Allegedly spreading SMS rumours | Aug - Sept 2007 | 5 |
| Hindraf leaders | Dec 2007 | 5 |
List of known detainees as at 20 Jan 2008
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Name of Detainee |
Position/ Organisation |
Date |
Current Status |
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Ahmadi Asab |
Alleged Syiah |
Not known |
Sent to KDC on 21 Dec 2000 |
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Mohd Rashid Ismail |
Electrical technician in Sabah, from Sungai Siput; alleged KMM |
26 July 2001 |
Sent to KDC on 6 Oct 2001 |
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Yazid Sufaat |
Businessman, Kedah; alleged JI member |
9 Dec 2001 |
Sent to KDC on 31 Jan 2002. Detention order extended in Jan 2004 |
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Ashraf Barretto Kunting |
Filipino national; alleged Abu Sayaf member |
14 Dec 2001 |
Sent to KDC effective 14 Dec 2001 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Abd Nasir Anuwarul |
Director of Gulf Shores Sdn Bhd |
9 Jan 2002 |
Sent to KDC on 9 Mar 2002. Detention order expires Mar 2006. Deported to Singapore Feb/Mar 2006? |
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Shamsuddin Sulaiman |
Asst. Accountant, Health Ministry; former ITM student; alleged JI member |
17 April 2002 |
Sent to KDC on 14 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 |
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Nasaruddin Nasir |
Fish-monger, Ulu Langat, Selangor; alleged KMM member |
17 April 2002 |
Sent to KDC effective 13 June 2002; freed by High Court on 8 Nov 2002; re-arrested on 9 Nov 2002; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004 |
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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 14 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. |
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Masran Arshad |
Alleged JI member |
3 July 2002 |
Sent to KDC effective 27 August 2002 |
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Abdul Murad Sudin |
Trader (rental of agricultural equipment), Teluk Intan, Perak; alleged JI member |
16 Oct 2002 |
Sent to KDC on 3 Dec 2002; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005; files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006. |
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Nik Abdul Rahman Mustapha Afifi |
Self-employed; Studied religion in Pakistan; alleged JI member |
16 Oct 2002 |
Sent to KDC effective 2 Dec 2002 |
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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 10 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2580/03 |
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Zainon Rashid |
Alleged JI member |
mid Dec 2002 |
Sent to Kamunting on 10 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2581/03 |
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Mohidin Shaari |
Businessman running family business; Sandakan; Alleged JI member |
19 Dec 2002 |
Alleged that he was stripped naked, beaten, kicked and verbally abused; Sent to Kamunting on 10 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2582/03; |
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Abdul Razak Abd Hamid |
Islamic teacher; Sandakan; Alleged JI member |
19 Dec 2003 |
Claims he was tortured and treated inhumanely; sent to KDC effective 2 Feb 2003 |
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Abdul Hanif Mansor |
Alleged JI member |
2003 |
Sent to KDC effective 8 Mar 2003 |
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Rezzal Shah Jamal Shah |
Alleged JI member |
2003 |
Sent to KDC effective 8 Mar 2003 |
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Wan Amin Wan Hamat |
Alleged JI member |
2003 |
Sent to KDC effective 20 Mar 2003 |
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Azman Hashim |
Businessman; Sandakan; Alleged JI member |
29 Feb 2003 |
Alleged he was tortured and treated inhumanely; sent to KDC effective 17 April 2003 |
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Mohd Fadhali Abdul Raof |
Alleged JI member |
2003 |
Sent to KDC effective 17 April 2003 |
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Sulaiman Suramin |
Businessman, Sandakan; Alleged JI member |
5 June 2003 |
Alleged that he was stripped naked and mocked; Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Liew Ying Kit |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Low Thiam Chai |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Yap Siau Hin |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Looi Hing Boon |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Lee Nyok Pin |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Yeo Hock Cheong |
Alleged counterfeiting |
2003 |
Sent to KDC after April 2003 |
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Noralwizah Lee Abdullah |
Hambali's wife; arrested in Thailand; alleged JI involvement |
Before 18 Aug 03 |
Detention order from 10 Oct 03; detained in solitary confinement at Police Remand Centre in KL |
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Sufian bin Salih |
Not known |
2003-2004 |
Files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006 |
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Khaider Khadran |
Businessman, 38, allegedly "a leader of JI" |
11 Jan 2004 |
"Arrested under ISA but not detained under ISA"?! |
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Loo Pei Tu |
Chinese national married to Malaysian; alleged forgery of passports and travel documents for the use of foreigners |
April 2004 |
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2004 |
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Buhary Syed Abu Tahir |
Alleged middleman in a nuclear parts network run by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan |
28 May 2004 |
In KDC detained for two-year period |
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Zakaria bin Samad |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2004 |
In KDC |
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Ahmad Zakaria |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2004 |
In KDC |
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Terhamid bin Dahalan |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2004 |
In KDC |
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Abdul Rahman Ahmad @ Deraman Koteh |
Alleged militant separatist of Thailand; believed to be dual Thai-Malaysian citizen |
5 Jan 2005 |
Detained at unknown location |
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Mahfudi Saifuddin |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2005 |
In KDC |
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Mulyadi |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2005 |
In KDC |
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Ariffin |
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national |
2005 |
In KDC |
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A Artas A Burhanuddin |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Francis Indanan |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Mohd Nazri Dollah |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Mohd Arasad Patangari |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Adzmi Pindatun |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"from Tawau |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Idris Lanama |
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"from Klang |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Aboud Ghafar Shahril |
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Zainuddin Suharno |
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Jaki Hamid |
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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Jeknal Adil |
Filipino; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" |
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006 |
Not known | |||||||||
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Binsali Omar |
Filipino (Malaysian PR); Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" |
16 Mar -3 Apr 2006 |
Not known |
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P Uthayakumar |
Hindraf legal advisor; lawyer |
13 Dec 2007 |
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order |
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M Manoharan |
Hindraf leader; lawyer |
13 Dec 2007 |
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order |
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R Kenghadharan |
Hindraf leader; lawyer |
13 Dec 2007 |
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order |
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V Ganabatirau |
Hindraf leader; lawyer |
13 Dec 2007 |
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order |
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T Vasanthakumar |
Hindraf organising secretary; lawyer |
13 Dec 2007 |
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order |
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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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| Held for alleged involvement in: | End-2000 | 3 July 2001 | Nov 2001 | June 2002 | June 2003 | Dec 2003 | Feb 2005 | June 2005 | Aug 2006 |
| Human trafficking syndicate | . | 21 | 21 | 19 | ? | - | . | . | . |
| Misc | . | 3 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | . | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |
| "Malaysian Mujahidin Group" | . | - | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | . | 9 | 6 |
| "Jemaah Islamiah" | . | - | - | 33 | 58 | 66 | . | 68 | 53 |
| Total | 40 | 69 | 78 | 113 | 99 | 91 | 102 | 115 | 97 |
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
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