29. Review of Restriction Order

KUALA LUMPUR: The chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) and four legal advisors have applied to the High Court here to have a restriction order issued by a magistrate against them last week reviewed and set aside.

The five – P. Waythamoorthy and lawyers M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar, V.S. Ganapathy Rao and R. Kengadhedharan – are asking the court to declare the Nov 22 order which barred them from holding the Sunday rally as void under the law.

The application filed at the High Court yesterday by the group's lawyer Gobind Singh Deo is supported by Manoharan's affidavit. More...