Federal Court reserves decision on release bid by three under Poca detention

The Federal Court in Putrajaya today reserved its decision on the final attempt by a ‘Datuk’ and two policemen for an immediate release from detention under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) 1959 in connection with an illegal online gambling syndicate.

A five-member panel chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat deferred the judgment on the appeal by businessman Zaidi Kanapiah, who is better known as “Datuk Addy Kana”, Corporal Muhamad Amin Nur Rashid Mohamed Puad and Corporal Mohd Hairy Mohammad, all aged between 34 and 39, after hearing submissions from both parties...