i) A father informed the Commission that his 17-year-old son and two accomplices were caught red-handed by the Police on 15 September 2015 while they were trying to steal four motorcycles in Kuala Terengganu. After 14 days of remand, the Police released his son without charge. He thought that no action would be taken against his son, and he claimed that his son had subsequently repented and even compensated the owners of the motorcycles. His son went on to stay and work with his uncle at an oil pump station in Hulu Terengganu. However, on 24 April, the Police instructed him to bring his son to the Terengganu Police headquarters and when he brought his son to the Police, his son was arrested under POCA. After 59 days of detention, his son was issued with a Police supervision order under POCA. ii) A complainant who was required to reside in Kuala Berang, Terengganu under the Police supervision order issued by the Prevention of Crime Board complained to the Commission that he could not find a job and a place to stay within the restricted area. He was arrested by the Police in Jasin on 1 November 2015. He was then remanded for 35 days in several districts. After the remand period, he was detained under POCA for 59 days before an electronic tag was attached to him and he was served with a two-year restriction order in Kuala Berang, Terengganu. The complainant appealed to be transferred to Kluang, Johor as he claimed that he could not survive in Kuala Berang due to the difficulty of finding a job. The Commission wrote to the MOHA to highlight the complainant’s predicament, as such a situation may prompt the person to do anything, even breaking the law, to survive. iii) On 11 July, the Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) Chairman, Dato’ R Sri Sanjeevan, was arrested under POCA after several days of remand to facilitate Police investigation on alleged criminal intimidation and extortion. The Commission visited him on 15 July after receiving a complaint from his wife and family, who were concerned with his safety as the Police had denied him visits from his family and lawyer during the detention. However, on 26 July, the High Court ordered him to be released from POCA after allowing his habeas corpus application due to the detention order being faulty. CHAPTER 1 Apart from complaints regarding detention without trial under the aforementioned laws, other issues were also brought to the Commission’s attention, such as detainees being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment during interrogation; the denial of access to legal representation during the detention period; the detention of children under the Acts; and the unjustifiable and/or unrestricted use of the laws to detain individuals due to the absence of judicial oversight. The Commission highlights here several cases reported to and investigated by the Commission during the year: SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2016 51 suhakam 2new.indd 51 3/23/17 5:54 PM