Convicted Before Trial
Indefinite Detention Under Malaysia’s Emergency Ordinance

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

To the Malaysian Government

III. Overview of the Emergency Ordinance

A Permanent State of Emergency in Violation of International Law

IV. The Emergency Ordinance: A Litany of Human Rights Violations

Beatings and Ill-Treatment
Denial of Access to Counsel and Family and Psychological Impact of Indefinite Detention
Successive Remand Orders Followed by EO Detention
SUHAKAM Finds Successive Remand Orders a Violation of the Criminal Procedure Code
Re-Arrests Upon Court Ordered Release

Case Studies of Re-Arrest after Release
Hunger Strike in Simpang Renggam
Psychological Impact of Indefinite Detention
Internal Exile Without Charge or Trial

V.  Inhumane Conditions in Simpang Renggam

Conditions of Detention
Overcrowding
Poor Hygiene and Cleanliness
Inadequate Ventilation and Light
Inadequate Food
Little Contact with Outside World
Lack of Opportunities for Rehabilitation and Recreation
Legal Standards on Detention

VI. The Malaysian Government’s Indefensible Support for the Emergency Ordinance

Acknowledgements