Al-Ma’unah trial should be nullified, says defence

KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of 19 Al-Ma’unah members convicted of treason should be nullified as procedures expressly stated in the Essential (Security Cases) Regulations (Escar) were not used throughout the proceedings, Karpal Singh submitted before the Federal Court yesterday. 

He said that since the prosecution had made an application for the case to be transferred to the High Court here, citing security reasons for the application under Regulation 6 of the Emergency Act 1969, it had to strictly adhere to the procedures laid down in Escar.