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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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.