Convicted Before Trial

Indefinite Detention Under Malaysia's Emergency Ordinance

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

To the Malaysian Government

III. Overview of the Emergency Ordinance

A Permanent State of Emergency in Violation of International Law..

IV. The Emergency Ordinance: A Litany of Human Rights Violations.....................

Beatings and Ill-Treatment

Denial of Access to Counsel and Family and Psychological Impact of Indefinite Detention

Successive Remand Orders Followed by EO Detention

SUHAKAM Finds Successive Remand Orders a Violation of the Criminal Procedure Code

Re-Arrests Upon Court Ordered Release

Case Studies of Re-Arrest after Release

Hunger Strike in Simpang Renggam..

Psychological Impact of Indefinite Detention

Internal Exile Without Charge or Trial

V.Inhumane Conditions in Simpang Renggam..

Conditions of Detention

Overcrowding

Poor Hygiene and Cleanliness

Inadequate Ventilation and Light

Inadequate Food

Little Contact with Outside World

Lack of Opportunities for Rehabilitation and Recreation

Legal Standards on Detention

VI. The Malaysian Government's Indefensible Support for the Emergency Ordinance

Acknowledgements