JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 30 — Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) chief executive officer Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife Azura Md Yusof, charged with involvement in an organised crime group, have filed a habeas corpus application seeking an immediate release.
The application also included Mohamad Suhaimi Mohd Sani, 28, Ikhwan Cafe manager in Kluang, currently detained under the Security Offenses (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
The three applicants requested a writ of habeas corpus from the High Court here to release them from what they claim is unlawful detention by the respondents.
The couple, aged 68 and 57, also facing charges under Sosma, applied to the High Court through their lawyer Datuk Rosli Kamaruddin, who represents all three applicants.
Nasiruddin and Azura named the Home Affairs Minister, the Inspector-General of Police, the Public Prosecutor, the Director of Prisons for Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, and the Government of Malaysia as the first through fifth respondents.
Whereas, Suhaimi named the Home Affairs Minister, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Government of Malaysia as the first through third respondents.
Earlier, High Court Judge Datuk Abu Bakar Katar scheduled December 4 for the hearing of the habeas corpus application.
Federal counsel Mohamad Firdaus Sadani Ali is representing all the respondents, while the three applicants are represented by lawyers Rosli Kamaruddin, Najib Zakaria, Dorina Abdullah, Boestamam Ahmad, and Muhammad Zahir Rosli.
Also present at the proceedings were observing Bar Council lawyers R. Jayabalan, Fadhil Ihsan Mohamad Hassan, and Khairul Azwad Sariman.
On Wednesday (October 23), Nasiruddin and 21 of his followers were charged in the Selayang Sessions Court, Kuala Lumpur, with being members of the organised crime group GISBH since 2020, under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code.
No plea was recorded from them, as the case, which is under Sosma, falls within the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Meanwhile, Suhaimi is expected to be charged in the Kota Tinggi Court this afternoon under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
— Bernama
