Judge orders Momoh's release from 'unconstitutional' detention

Annabelle LeePublished: Apr 23, 2021 9:19 AM | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 10:45 AM

The High Court in Shah Alam ruled today that the Immigration Department violated the Federal Constitution and its own procedures in the Simon Momoh case.

This was because the department continued to detain the Nigerian national despite neither bringing him before a magistrate within 14 days after his arrest nor securing a remand for him...

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