Application by Benjy for release dismissed by High Court - Benjy will be held for 2 years in Muar.

The High Court here has dismissed a harbeas corpus application filed by actor Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim - better known as Benjy - that sought his release from detention.

Judge Mohd Sofian Abd Razak said on Wednesday that Benjy's re-arrest on March 25 under Section 3 of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) was valid.

The court was also informed by Senior Federal Counsel Najib Zakaria that Benjy was sent to a rehabilitation centre in Muar, Johor on Wednesday morning under the directive of Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop.