15 Sept 2021
VINCENT NG KOK YUNG (No. K/P: 921018-13-5437) 1. PENGERUSI LEMBAGA PENCEGAHAN JENAYAH 2. KETUA POLIS NEGARA 3.
- Citation
- BA-25-31-05/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BA-25-31-05/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The High Court dismissed the judicial review: applying binding Federal Court precedent, organising and promoting unlawful gaming can constitute a threat to public order under Article 149 and POCA; the obligation to refer a POCA arrest to the DPP is mandatory but the seven-day timing is directory and a short delay did not prejudice the applicant; delays in investigation and inquiry were satisfactorily explained and not inordinate; s21A justified withholding the applicant's recorded statement in the public interest; Board appointments and registration were valid, and absent Magistrate notes the…