A Kuala Lumpur magistrate today refused to hear the bail application by Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee and Keadilan leader Lokman Adam for a pending illegal assembly charge.

Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad told reporters that magistrate Marzilah Manap had denied an audience to Lokman's lawyers, stating that she would not entertain the bail application until he is officially released from ISA detention.

Lokman's two-year detention order is due to expire on Thursday, together with that of Dr Badrulamin Bahron.