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Hands up who saw this one coming...
Sep. 23rd, 2003 03:21 pmFrom the BBC, about Malaysia decideding to renew the detentions of suspected JI terrorists:
Human Rights Watch urged the Malaysian authorities on Tuesday to "give the detainees their day in court or release them".
"While there may well be some people in custody with ties to violent groups, they should be given a fair trial under Malaysia's criminal law, instead of disappearing into the black hole of the ISA," said Brad Adams, executive director of the group's Asia division.
Among the detainees is Nik Adli Nik Abdul Aziz, son of Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the spiritual leader of the country's main opposition group PAS.
Several other detainees are also members of the party, and there is concern that the government's actions are motivated by political rather than security reasons.
But the government has rejected criticism that its security laws are overly harsh, pointing to the treatment of prisoners by the US at Guantanamo Bay and tough anti-terror laws introduced by Western countries in the last two years.
Human Rights Watch urged the Malaysian authorities on Tuesday to "give the detainees their day in court or release them".
"While there may well be some people in custody with ties to violent groups, they should be given a fair trial under Malaysia's criminal law, instead of disappearing into the black hole of the ISA," said Brad Adams, executive director of the group's Asia division.
Among the detainees is Nik Adli Nik Abdul Aziz, son of Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the spiritual leader of the country's main opposition group PAS.
Several other detainees are also members of the party, and there is concern that the government's actions are motivated by political rather than security reasons.
But the government has rejected criticism that its security laws are overly harsh, pointing to the treatment of prisoners by the US at Guantanamo Bay and tough anti-terror laws introduced by Western countries in the last two years.
