The Abolish ISA Movement (GMI) and Suaram has condemned the two-year detention order of Mohamad Fadzullah Abdul Razak made by the home minister recently.

Fadzullah was reportedly transferred to Kamunting on Sept 2nd without the knowledge of his family and lawyers.

The 28-year-old was arrested under the ISA on July 15th this year. He is alleged to be involved in international terrorist networking.

GMI Secretariat and Suaram Coordinator E Nalini ( right ) said that the order for a two year detention without trial is a gross travesty of justice.

"Fadzullah has been denied basic human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, namely the right to a fair trial, the right to defend oneself in an open and independent court, the right to legal counsel and the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty," she said in a statement today.

She claimed that the invocation of Section 8 of the ISA for a two-year detention period was calculated to impede the lawyers' efforts to file a writ of habeas corpus to challenge Fadzullah's initial detention under Section 73(1) of the ISA.

"He has not given an opportunity to question his detention under the ISA.

This is an old tactic and has been used in many cases to ensure that any writ for habeas corpus will be deemed academic since the detainee has been detained under a different section of the law and by a different arm of the executive government," she added.

Fadzullah, 28, was arrested under the ISA on 15th July 2010. He is alleged to be involved in international terrorist networking.

Release welcomed

Meanwhile, GMI and Suaram welcome the release of Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Junaidi on Aug 25, a Malaysian who was detained on Aug 11th.

He had been arrested together with Mustawan Ahbab an Indonesian, and Samsul Hamidi a Malaysian; both of whom are still serving their 60 days detention under Section 73(1) of the ISA.

"Although GMI and Suaram welcome the release, we view this as yet another selective release and stand strongly with our principal value that no one should be detained under the ISA or any form of detention without a trial," she said.

However she said that despite the recent appointment of Malaysia to the United Nations Human Rights Council and the pledge by the Malaysian government to promote and protect human rights by its plans to amend the ISA, it remains mere rhetoric and empty promises to the Malaysian Rakyat and the international community.

"The people of Malaysia are against the ISA, torture and other forms of human rights violations. We demand that the government abolish the ISA and put an end to violations of the fundamental rights of human beings!" she added.