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in 1989, I was told and warned by the Police not to tell anyone about
anything that happened during my detention otherwise I would be detained
and tortured again. My detention and torture was "legitimised"
subsequent to the event by the issue of a Detention Order under the
Emergency Orders statute of Brunei Darussalam signed by the Home Affairs
Minister. This is one of the many draconian laws of Brunei that allow
detention without trail. These laws, unfair as it is, do not sanction
torture while in custody but torture and ill treatment was what I
received in custody of the Royal Brunei Police.
In 1994, I commenced a civil action against the then Commissioner of Police, Head of Special Branch and others, which include the Special Adviser to The Sultan cum Minister of Home Affairs in the court of Brunei. The court in Brunei held that I must have filed my case within one (1) year after I was release. I appealed to Privy Council in London but my case was dismissed in the same ground. Now I am asking from the relevant authorities in Brunei to commence Criminal Prosecutions against the perpetrators for Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement. So far the Attorney General on the ground had refused my request for such consent that my arrest and detention was done in accordance to the Law. The Royal Brunei Police said that they would not investigate my Criminal Complaint. The Chief Justice said that they couldn't interfere my case. Under all the statues in Brunei Darussalam including the followings:-
There is no power for the Police Commissioner to detain a person for more than 28 days. The law are very clear on this. So far I had exhausted every legal channels to get justice in Brunei but to no avail. What is there left to be done? That is the questions left unanswered.
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