Source
Detained Without Trial: Abuse of Internal Security Act Detainees in Malaysia
Human Rights Watch, 2005-09-26
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- reporting
- Last checked
- 2026-09-26
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- none yet
Cited by
- Malaysia: Printing Presses and Publications Act amended to bar court review of publishing permits, 1987
- Claim 980: Mahathir ordered the arrest of 106 people, including opposition politicians and human rights activists.
- Claim 981: The October 1987 arrests were carried out under the operational codename Lalang.
- Claim 982: Malaysia's courts had shown a willingness to review the legality of Mahathir's actions and allegations against him before the 1987 restrictions on judicial review.
- Claim 983: Mahathir removed five high court judges and introduced a provision forbidding judicial review of security detentions.
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