AcknowledgementsThis report was written by Sahr MuhammedAlly, consultant to Human Rights Watch. It is based on research initially conducted in Malaysia in July 2005 and follow-up research by telephone and e-mail through July 2006. Brad Adams and Joe Saunders edited the report. Aisling Reidy provided legal review. Production and further assistance was provided by Jo-Anne Prud’homme, Andrea Holley, Fitzroy Hepkins, and Jose Martinez. Mabel Cheah provided invaluable assistance in translating Malay documents into English. Human Rights Watch would like to thank former and current EO detainees, as well as an attorney for some EO detainees who wished to remain anonymous. We are extremely grateful to S. Arutchelvan of Suaram; Selvarm of Suara Warga Pertiwi; the Malaysian Bar Council; Ivy Josiah, commission member of the Royal Commission; and Dato Karam Chand Vohrah and Long Seh Lih of SUHAKAM, all of whom provided invaluable assistance and shared their insights with us. We would also like to thank Datuk Mohamed Nazri (UMNO).
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