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The Federal Court today dismissed the motion to review the habeas corpus application of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders currently held under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
Their earlier application at the apex court had been dismissed.
On May 14, Chief Judge of Malaya Alauddin Mohd Sheriff (now Court of Appeal president) who was leading a three-member panel, dismissed the Hindraf leaders’ appeal.
The dismissal came after it was ruled that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was also the Internal Security Minister then, had lawfully executed the order for their detention.
The panel also agreed with the findings of Kuala Lumpur High Court judicial commissioner Zainal Aznam Abdul Aziz who held that the minister could order a person to be detained under section 8 of the ISA on 26 last year.
However, no written judgements were provided by the panel, which also included Justices Ariffin Zakaria and Hashim Yusof.
Following the apex court’s decision, their counsel Karpal Singh filed an application for a review.
… This morning, the Federal Court ruled that it did not intend to review the May 14 decision and dismissed the motion without cost.
