A group of anti Internal Security Act (ISA) campaigners will gather at the Kamunting detention camp in Perak this Saturday to welcome the 'release' of six ISA detainees, following the expiry of their two-year detention order on the same day.

The gathering will proceed even if the six are slapped with new detention orders, said Abolish ISA Movement chairperson Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh today.

The event, starting from 2.30 to 4.30pm, will feature speeches from political leaders including Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, her deputy Dr Syed Husin Ali, DAP national chairperson Lim Kit Siang and representatives from non-governmental organisations.

A colouring contest will also be held for children present at the gathering.

Syed Ibrahim said in the event that their detention is extended, the crowd will protest and demand their release.

"AIM urge the home minister (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) to release them without any condition. The detainees and their families have suffered enough," he told reporters.

The new AIM chief just took over the post from Zaid Kamaruddin. AIM is a 82-member strong coalition established to campaign against the notorious security law.

Court application

Apart from the six, there are seven other detainees whose detention orders will lapse by next Friday. The 13 were arrested two years ago over alleged links with regional terror group Jemaah Islamiah (JI).

The six are Ahmad Yani Ismail, Abdul Samad Shukri Mohd, Abdul Razak Baharudin, Mohd Sha Sarijan, Ahmad Sajuli Abd Rahman and Suhaimi Mokhtar.

Tomorrow, the Kuala Lumpur High Court will deliver its judgement on the habeas corpus applications filed by Ahmad Yani and Abdul Samad.

Habeas corpus

is a writ ordering prisoners to be brought before a court or judge to ascertain if there are any procedural defects which could render their detention unlawful.

AIM also expressed their disappointment today that the habeas corpus applications by eight other ISA detainees were rejected on Tuesday.

Lawyers representing the eight filed an appeal on the rejection to the Federal Court today.

Hunger strike

Meanwhile, at today's press conference AIM also highlighted the hunger strike to be launched by another group of 16 detainees - allegedly linked with the Kumpulan Mujahiddin Malaysia (KMM) - from next month in the Kamunting camp.

The group, including Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat's son Nik Adli, have threatened to stage the hunger strike if they are not released immediately. The majority of them had completed their initial two- year detention but their detention orders were extended at end of last year.

Syed Ibrahim said the hunger strike was to protest over the extension despite the home ministry's advisory board recommendation that several detainees from the group be released.

AIM also repeated its call to release five of the ' Karachi 13 ' students who are still held under the security law at an unknown place.

Syed Ibrahim said it is only fair that family members and lawyers representing the students be informed of their whereabouts and given access to them.

Also present at today's press conference were wives of the ISA detainees, human rights watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia executive director Cynthia Gabriel and human rights activist Badaruddin Ismail.