Lawyers for several persons jailed under the state of emergency have charged that blank detention orders are being presented before the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal, a practice they claim prejudices their clients’ cases.

“What is alarming is that detention orders are being issued without any particulars – whether factual or evidential – to justify detention,” fumed one lawyer who has appeared before the tribunal.

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