Reveal full list of ISA detainees, gov't told

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The Abolish ISA Movement (AIM) today called on the government to release the full list of detainees currently held under the Internal Security Act together with the reasons for their detention.

The anti-ISA lobby group said the government should provide this information to the public to show that it is serious about convincing the public and the international community that the detention of these people is justified.

"It is not sufficient nor credible for the government to only announce the number of detainees.

"We call on the government to charge them in court or release them immediately," said its secretary Yap Swee Seng in a press statement.

Last week Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung reported to the Dewan Rakyat that there are 95 persons still detained under the ISA.

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