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 statutory non-compliance: next-of-kin notification requirement under s5(1)(a) was not fulfilled and access to counsel was improperly delayed beyond the single 48-hour period without valid authorization, and there was ambiguity as to arrest date affecting detention computation. However, because the Applicant had been charged and was remanded by a court of competent jurisdiction before hearing, the High Court held it could not grant a writ of habeas corpus to release a person currently detained pursuant to a court remand; application was therefore dismissed despite identified proced…