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Lawyer M. Ravi to file writ today on behalf of Michael Fernandez
By Tessa Wong
Mr Michael Fernandez, 77, holding up a diary he kept during his detention from 1964 to 1973. He had written mostly on toilet paper which he later pasted onto proper paper and bound into a book. He plans to claim damages for his detention. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
FORMER Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Michael Fernandez wants to sue the Government for damages arising from alleged torture during the nine years he was in detention from 1964 to 1973.
His lawyer M. Ravi told The Straits Times he will file a writ of summons today with the High Court naming the attorney-general as the defendant.
He tried to file it yesterday, but it did not go through as the writ had omitted Mr Fernandez's address.
The Attorney-General's Chambers has eight days from the writ's submission to respond.
Mr Fernandez was a leftist union activist who, in October 1963, led a month-long strike involving 11,000 workers.
He was detained under the ISA the following year, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, for undermining the security, stability and economic well-being of Singapore.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times. [email protected]
Ex-detainee Michael Fernandez kept a diary which is mostly written on toilet paper about how he suffered various forms of torture while in prison. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
DAYS after initiating legal action against the Singapore Government for damages for alleged torture, ex-detainee Michael Fernandez now plans to sue the Malaysian authorities as well.
The writ will be filed with the Malaysian High Court by this week, and will name Malaysia's Attorney-General and the Malaysian government as the defendants, according to Mr Fernandez's lawyer, Mr M. Ravi.
Its claims will be similar to those in a writ filed against Singapore's Attorney-General on Thursday last week, namely that Mr Fernandez, 77, was subjected to 'severe physical and mental torture, humiliation and loss of income' during his detention from 1964 to 1973.
At the time of Mr Fernandez's arrest in September 1964, Singapore was part of Malaysia. Singapore left Malaysia in August 1965.
Mr Ravi said at a press conference on Monday that Malaysian law firm K. Selva Barathy and Associates would be filing the writ with the Malaysian High Court.
Mr Ravi added that complaints would also be lodged with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and with the Malaysian representative to the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, prominent lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Read the full report in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) will contest a lawsuit brought against the Singapore Government by a former detainee, who alleged that he was tortured while in prison. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
THE Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) will contest a lawsuit brought against the Singapore Government by a former detainee, who alleged that he was tortured while in prison.
A spokesman for the AGC said on Monday a memorandum of appearance was filed in the High Court last Thursday, in response to the lawsuit by 77-year-old Michael Fernandez.
This means the AGC intends to contest the suit. It must file a defence by the end of next week.
Two weeks ago, Mr Fernandez initiated legal action against the Government, alleging that he was tortured while he was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) from 1964 to 1973.
He named the Attorney-General, who is the legal representative of the Government, as the defendant.
Mr Fernandez was a leftist union activist who, in October 1963, led a month-long strike involving 11,000 workers.
He was detained under the ISA the following year, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, for undermining the security, stability and economic well-being of Singapore.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
