Jiang Xiang Lei Meng Li Jiang Wang Jun Cheng Luo Hongbin Yu Xiang Yu Gobin Singh Deo (Messrs Gobind Singh Deo & Co) Loi Yap Loong, Jacky (Messrs T.Y. teh & Partners) Inspektor Wayandiana bin Abdullah & 3 Others Zulkifli bin Abdullah, Muhama

Jiang Xiang Lei Meng Li Jiang Wang Jun Cheng Luo Hongbin Yu Xiang Yu Gobin Singh Deo (Messrs Gobind Singh Deo & Co) Loi Yap Loong, Jacky (Messrs T.Y. teh & Partners) Inspektor Wayandiana bin Abdullah & 3 Others Zulkifli bin Abdullah, Muhama

The High Court allowed the preliminary objection and dismissed the habeas corpus applications as academic because the remand orders challenged had been superseded by detention orders under section 19A(1) issued by the Prevention of Crime Board (a different authority than the respondents named), rendering any writ...

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Citation
WA-44-219-12/2020, WA-44-220-12/2020, WA-44-221-12/2020, WA-44-222-12/2020, WA-44-223-12/2020, WA-44-224-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Applicant: Jiang Xiang; Applicant: Lei Meng; Applicant: Li Jiang; Applicant: Wang Jun Cheng; Applicant: Luo Hongbin; Applicant: Yu Xiang Yu; First Respondent: Inspektor Wayandiana bin Abdullah; Second Respondent: Majistret Mahkamah Majistret Kuala Lumpur; Third Respondent: Ketua Polis Negara Malaysia; Fourth Respondent: Kerajaan Malaysia
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
26 February 2021
Case Number
WA-44-219-12/2020, WA-44-220-12/2020, WA-44-221-12/2020, WA-44-222-12/2020, WA-44-223-12/2020, WA-44-224-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under Prevention of Crime Act 1959 / High Court Judgment on Preliminary Objection and Substantive Issue of Applicability to Non Citizens
Outcome
Preliminary objection allowed; applications for writ of habeas corpus dismissed
Legal Topics
Habeas Corpus, Preventive Detention, Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (poca), Applicability to Non Citizens, Remand Orders, Detention Orders, Academic Mootness
Criminal Law Administrative Law Constitutional Law Immigration Law Habeas Corpus Preventive Detention Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (poca) Applicability to Non Citizens +3 more

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Parties

Jiang Xiang

Applicant

Lei Meng

Applicant

Li Jiang

Applicant

Wang Jun Cheng

Applicant

Luo Hongbin

Applicant

Yu Xiang Yu

Applicant

Inspektor Wayandiana bin Abdullah

First Respondent

Majistret Mahkamah Majistret Kuala Lumpur

Second Respondent

Ketua Polis Negara Malaysia

Third Respondent

Kerajaan Malaysia

Fourth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under Prevention of Crime Act 1959 / High Court Judgment on Preliminary Objection and Substantive Issue of Applicability to Non Citizens

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the habeas corpus applications challenging remand orders dated 3.11.2020 are academic following issuance of detention orders under section 19A(1) POCA
  2. 2 Whether the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (POCA) applies to non-citizens
  3. 3 Whether a writ of habeas corpus must be directed against the current detention order and the correct respondent

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court allowed the preliminary objection and dismissed the habeas corpus applications as academic because the remand orders challenged had been superseded by detention orders under section 19A(1) issued by the Prevention of Crime Board (a different authority than the respondents named), rendering any writ directed at the earlier remand ineffective; additionally the court held POCA applies to non-citizens based on the Act's long title, preamble and the term 'person' in section 3(1).

Court Disposition

Preliminary objection allowed; applications for writ of habeas corpus dismissed

Orders

  • Preliminary objection raised by the Respondents is allowed
  • The applications for writ of habeas corpus by all Applicants are dismissed