ISA detainee Tian Chua has filed a police report against the police for obstructing his right to appeal to the Advisory Board by not producing documents pertaining to his detention.

In a police report lodged yesterday at Kamunting, Perak, Chua said special branch officers had failed to produce the documents on Saturday as asked by Advisory Board chairperson Ahmad Zaki Husin one day before.

Due to the 'incompetence' of the police, Chua decided to withdraw from making any more appeals to the board.

"This is unlawful, a willful obstruction and denial of my rights to make representation to the board against my ISA detention," said Chua, in the report.

"This is also a contempt of the Advisory Board and it makes this entire procedure a farce and mockery of the law," he added.

The documents contained allegations of facts which supported Chua's two-year detention under the Internal Security Act for allegedly seeking to topple the government via militant means.

Without the documents, Chua said, his lawyers were unable to prepare a rebuttal of the allegations which were read out by the special branch officer at the board's hearing on Friday.

Early release

The board, which comprises three persons, first met with Chua and his lawyers for three hours on Aug 22. Chua did not present his views to the board then.

The board met again last Friday and Saturday and will meet for the final time today at 2.30pm when Chua is expected to present his statement.

The review board is provided for under the ISA for detainees to appeal for early release. The findings of the board will be submitted to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the final decision.

Other than Chua, Keadilan youth leaders Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor, Saari Sungib, Lokman Nor Adam, Dr Badrul Amin Bahron and malaysiakini columnist-cum-filmmaker Hishamudin Rais are also serving a two-year detention at Kamunting.

The other five have made their appeals to the board last month.

Chua's lawyers, Cheah Kah Peng and Gooi Hock Seng, when contacted today, said they have also submitted a letter to the board chairperson to state their complaints.