Sanjeevan files habeas corpus to challenge Poca detention

Hafiz YatimPublished: Jul 15, 2016 9:01 AM | Updated: Jul 15, 2016 9:32 AM

Lawyers representing MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan today filed a habeas corpus application challenging his 21 days' detention under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca), and seeking his immediate release.

Habeas corpus is an order to bring a jailed person before a judge or court to find out if that person should really be in jail.

The application was filed after they received a letter from a Kuala Lumpur High Court judge dated yesterday, rejecting their application for a review of the magistrate's decision to allow the detention under Poca.

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