Detained Without Trial
Abuse of Internal Security Act Detainees in Malaysia

I. Summary

Methodology

II. Background

III. Current Detainees

IV. Physical Abuse and Ill-Treatment of ISA Detainees in Kamunting Detention Center

The December 2004 Incident at Kamunting

The Raid at Cell Block T2B

The Raid on Cell Block T4

Denial of Immediate Medical Assistance and Access to Counsel

Punishment

Restrictions on Family Visits Reimposed

Failure to Investigate

V. No Judicial Review on the Grounds for Detention

VI. The Malaysian Government’s Defense of the ISA

Parliamentary Caucus Stance

The Royal Commission’s View

VII. Recommendations

To the Malaysian Government

To SUHAKAM

To the U.S. Government

To the U.K. Government

To the United Nations

To the Special Rapporteur on Torture

To the Counterterrorism Committee of the United Nations

VIII. Acknowledgements

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September 2005   Vol. 17, No. 9(C)