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Malaysia Case Law

Notification of next-of-kin
  • 31 Jul 2023

    HO CHUNG MENG ASP CHE INTAN BINTI SUBRI

    Citation
    KA-44-15-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    KA-44-15-07/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    Court found failures in compliance with SOSMA: next-of-kin notification was not properly effected and counsel access was unlawfully delayed beyond the single 48-hour authorization; arrest date ambiguity raised risk of excessive detention. However, because the applicant had been charged and remanded by a court before relief could be executed, the High Court concluded it could not grant an effective writ of habeas corpus to free a person detained under a judicial remand order; accordingly the habeas corpus application was dismissed.