'Victory of ex-detainees a warning to authorities'
The court victory of the five former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees in winning damages for their detention in 2001 serves as a warning to the authorities, says one of them, Batu MP Tian Chua.
“The compensation is merely a token to reprimand the authorities. Our victory serves as a stern warning that human dignity and civil liberty cannot be taken lightly,” Tian Chua told Malaysiakini this evening.
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