Court defers appeal against RPK's release from ISA to Thurs

PUTRAJAYA - The Federal Court adjourned on Thursday the hearing of Home Minister's appeal against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin's release from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) to a dated yet to be fixed.


This is following the notice of appeal not being served to Raja Petra, who is now living in self-exile in London.

On Nov 7, 2008, the Shah Alam High Court ordered the release of Raja Petra from ISA detention after ruling that his two-year detention at the Kamunting detention camp in Taiping was unlawful.

Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12, 2008 as he was deemed a threat to national security and the order to detain him under the ISA was issued on Sept 22, 2008.

He was detained on the grounds that he, among others, owned and operated the Malaysia Today website and had intentionally and recklessly published his articles and also readers' comments on Malaysia Today that were critical of and insulted Muslims, the purity of Islam and the personality of Prophet Muhammad.

In filing the habeas corpus application, Raja Petra named the Home Minister as the respondent.