A former army officer who served as a United Nations peacekeeper in Bosnia was arrested under the Internal Security Act last Thursday and taken by the police to an undisclosed location, prompting fears for his well-being.

According to the Abolish ISA Movement (AIM), Abdul Manaf Kasmuri was arrested between 10pm and 11pm at his home in Shah Alam, Selangor.

He was immediately driven to his office in Gombak where a thorough search was conducted until 3am.

Abdul Manaf is a human resource manager of the Koperasi Belia Islam Malaysia Berhad (KBI), an Islamic financial institution which has close links with the influential Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim).

KBI executive secretary Baharuddin Idris confirmed that Abdul Manaf had not reported to work since last Friday.

However, the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, when contacted by malaysiakini , refused to confirm Abdul Manaf's arrest. An official said details of any ISA arrests could not be divulged due to "security reasons", especially given that Kuala Lumpur is currently hosting the Non-Aligned Movement summit.