With reference to A Voice Of The Silent Majority's letter, bearing the title 'What's good about the ISA' (June 7), depriving someone of his or her liberty is a very serious matter and should not be carried out on a whim or on some flimsy suspicion.

If it is true that the 10 people detained under the ISA in April were really planning to carry out violent demonstrations accompanied with the use of explosives with the aim of toppling the government, they should be presented before a judge and formally tried in court. All evidence against them should be presented, and they should be allowed to defend themselves.

Keeping the rakyat in the dark is a disservice; if someone is trying to violently take over the country, surely we deserve to know?

It seems that even after more than 50 days of investigation, the police are still not confident enough to allow these people to defend themselves against the serious charges levelled against them. Perhaps they are discouraged by the recent action of Justice Mohd Hishamuddin Mohd Yunus of the Shah Alam High Court, who ordered the release of two detainees.

If these is no reason the detain them, then they should be freed and allowed to return to their families. To do otherwise is cruel and against common human decency.