The Kuala Lumpur High Court today fixed Feb 4 next year for case management of DAP MP Teresa Kok's suit against a former home minister and three others for wrongfully arresting and detaining her under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last year.

Deputy Registrar Nazri Ismail set the date in chambers.

teresa kok sue government isa 130309 On March 13, Kok, the Seputeh MP, filed the suit against Syed Hamid Albar, Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan, DSP E Kim Tien and the Malaysian government.

Kok was represented by counsel SN Nair while the four defendants were represented by senior federal counsel Lailawati Ali.

In her statement of claim, Kok said that she was arrested by the defendants at the entrance to her residence at Pearl Tower, OG Heights, at 11.15pm on Sept 12 last year and detained for two hours without being allowed to contact her closest relative or her lawyer.

Arrest done without basis

She said that at 2am on Sept 13 at the Wangsa Maju police station she was informed that she was detained under section 73(1) of the ISA on the ground that she had taken part in activities that could cause tension and racial clashes.

Kok said she was then sent to a secret location where she was detained without trial until Sept 19.

She claimed that her arrest and detention were done without basis and that because of the negligence, arbitrariness and frivolity of the defendants in effecting her wrongful arrest and detention, she had been placed under severe mental stress, pain and suffering due to food poisoning and denial of her constitutional rights.

She is seeking damages for wrongful arrest and detention, pain and suffering and mental stress, general and special damages and other reliefs deemed fit by the court. - Bernama