Court rejects bid for ISA remand

malaysianinsider | The Magistrate's Court here today rejected a police application to remand a woman activist whom they had arrested yesterday under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

The 26-year-old Suaram (Suara Rakyat Malaysia) member was picked up for allegedly spreading false information that could have sparked public disorder over the demolition of vacant houses in Kampung Baru Plentong Tengah.

She is expected to be released tonight released after her statements are recorded by the police, who had taken her in at about 10.30 pm yesterday under Section 28 of the ISA.

Her counsel, Norman Fernandez, when contacted, said he had objected to the application for the remand order on the grounds that she had co-operated with the police.

He said "we argued that she will also report to the police station as well as attend court proceedings should she be released on bail".... selanjutnya.