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Waves of ISA arrests in Malaysia since April 2001 (details in second table below)

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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

* Authorities have not revealed their identities

List of known detainees as at 20 Jan 2008


Name of Detainee

Position/ Organisation

Date
of arrest

Current Status

Ahmadi Asab

Alleged Syiah

Not known

Sent to KDC on 21 Dec 2000

Mohd Rashid Ismail

Electrical technician in Sabah, from Sungai Siput; alleged KMM

26 July 2001

Sent to KDC on 6 Oct 2001

Yazid Sufaat

Businessman, Kedah; alleged JI member

9 Dec 2001

Sent to KDC on 31 Jan 2002. Detention order extended in Jan 2004

Ashraf Barretto Kunting

Filipino national; alleged Abu Sayaf member

14 Dec 2001

Sent to KDC effective 14 Dec 2001

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.

Abd Nasir Anuwarul

Director of Gulf Shores Sdn Bhd
Singaporean (Malaysian PR); alleged JI member

9 Jan 2002

Sent to KDC on 9 Mar 2002. Detention order expires Mar 2006. Deported to Singapore Feb/Mar 2006?

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

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

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.

Masran Arshad

Alleged JI member

3 July 2002

Sent to KDC effective 27 August 2002

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.

Nik Abdul Rahman Mustapha Afifi

Self-employed; Studied religion in Pakistan; alleged JI member

16 Oct 2002

Sent to KDC effective 2 Dec 2002

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

Zainon Rashid

Alleged JI member

mid Dec 2002

Sent to Kamunting on 10 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2581/03

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;

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

Abdul Hanif Mansor

Alleged JI member

2003

Sent to KDC effective 8 Mar 2003

Rezzal Shah Jamal Shah

Alleged JI member

2003

Sent to KDC effective 8 Mar 2003

Wan Amin Wan Hamat

Alleged JI member

2003

Sent to KDC effective 20 Mar 2003

Azman Hashim

Businessman; Sandakan; Alleged JI member

29 Feb 2003

Alleged he was tortured and treated inhumanely; sent to KDC effective 17 April 2003

Mohd Fadhali Abdul Raof

Alleged JI member

2003

Sent to KDC effective 17 April 2003

Sulaiman Suramin

Businessman, Sandakan; Alleged JI member

5 June 2003

Alleged that he was stripped naked and mocked; Sent to KDC after April 2003

Liew Ying Kit

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

Low Thiam Chai

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

Yap Siau Hin

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

Looi Hing Boon

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

Lee Nyok Pin

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

Yeo Hock Cheong

Alleged counterfeiting

2003

Sent to KDC after April 2003

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

Sufian bin Salih

Not known

2003-2004

Files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006

Khaider Khadran

Businessman, 38, allegedly "a leader of JI"

11 Jan 2004

"Arrested under ISA but not detained under ISA"?!

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

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

Zakaria bin Samad

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2004

In KDC

Ahmad Zakaria

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2004

In KDC

Terhamid bin Dahalan

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2004

In KDC

Abdul Rahman Ahmad @ Deraman Koteh

Alleged militant separatist of Thailand; believed to be dual Thai-Malaysian citizen

5 Jan 2005

Detained at unknown location

Mahfudi Saifuddin

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2005

In KDC

Mulyadi

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2005

In KDC

Ariffin

Alleged JI member; Indonesian national

2005

In KDC

A Artas A Burhanuddin

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Francis Indanan

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Mohd Nazri Dollah

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Mohd Arasad Patangari

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Adzmi Pindatun

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"from Tawau

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Idris Lanama

Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"from Klang

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Aboud Ghafar Shahril

Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Zainuddin Suharno

Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Jaki Hamid

Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Jeknal Adil

Filipino; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"

16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006

Not known

Binsali Omar

Filipino (Malaysian PR); Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"

16 Mar -3 Apr 2006

Not known

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

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!

isa 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
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

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)