Two JI suspects file habeas corpus against ISA detention

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Two Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees accused of being members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group have filed their habeas corpus applications before the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Lawyers for the Ahmad Yani Ismail and Abdul Samad Shukri Mohamad filed the application on Tuesday on behalf of the detainees' wives.

"The wives of 18 ISA detainees arranged for us (lawyers) to meet with them in Kamunting on Monday. They have all been accused of being JI members. We filed the first two applications on Tuesday,"" said lawyer Edmund Bon when contacted.

The habeas corpus is a writ which tests whether a prison has been accorded due process during his arrest. If procedures are found to have been violated, the court may order their release from unlawful detention.

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