Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Sanjeevan wins habeas corpus bid, remand under Poca null and void

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The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed Malaysian Crime Watch Taskforce (MyWatch) chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan’s habeas corpus application, and declared his remand under the Prevention of Crime Act 1954 (Poca) null and void.
The court found that the warrant for Sanjeevan to be held at the police remand centre (PRC) at Jalan Ipoh is defective.
“The procedures for detaining a person must be followed to the letter.
“As there are doubts regarding the order giving rise to several interpretations, the court allows the (habeas corpus) application and orders that Sanjeevan be released from the PRC with immediate effect,” Justice Mohamad Shariff Abu Samah ruled.
Due to outstanding charges in Seremban however, Sanjeevan’s lead counsel Gobind Singh Deo told reporters that his client would be produced at the Seremban’s courts instead for a bail application.
[More to follow]
-Mkini

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