The families of the six reformasi activists held under the Internal Security Act lodged a police report against Inspector-General of Police Norian Mai today for allegedly providing "false and fabricated information" to Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The report was lodged with the Campbell police station in Kuala Lumpur. The families charged that the police chief's information subsequently led to Abdullah signing the two-year detention order for the five.
On Sept 6, the Federal Court hearing a habeas corpus application ruled that five of the reformasi detainees' initial 60-day detention was unlawful and agreed that the police had acted in 'bad faith'.
However, the decision did not result in the detainees' release as the court said a separate application must be filed in order to determine the legality of the two-year detention order.
The five Keadilan leaders Tian Chua (
far left
), Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor and Saari Sungib,
malaysiakini
columnist-cum-filmmaker Hishamuddin Rais (
left
) and Free Anwar Campaign director Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin were detained last year for allegedly plotting to topple the government through militant means.
Raja Petra (
far left
) was released before the expiry of the 60-day period while Mohd Ezam (
left
) is currently serving a two-year jail term at the Kajang Prison for breaching the Official Secrets Act.
The rest, including two other Keadilan leaders Dr Badrulamin Bahron and Lokman Noor Adam, are being held at the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak.
