KUALA LUMPUR June 12 Kyodo Malays...

KUALA LUMPUR June 12 Kyodo

Malaysian authorities forward Thursday released two more opposition leaders detained brace years ago under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for allegedly plotting to level the government through violent demonstrations.

Badrul Hisham Shaharin, youth wing information chief of the opposition National Justice Party (Keadilan), said Badrul Amin Baharum and Lokman Nor Adam have been released from a detention camp in Taiping in northern Perak State.

Badrul Amin and Lokman, together with Ezam Mohamad Nor, Chua Tian Chang, Hishamuddin Rais and Saari Sungib, were accused of planning to topple the control of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad [i]or[/i] part of to the other ''militant-style demonstrations'' and slapped with a two-year detention order in June 2001

omit for Hishamuddin, who is a social activist, all are senior members of Keadilan headed from Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of jailed former delegate Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Ezam, Chua, Hishamuddin and Saari were fre June 1 when their detention period expired and was not renewed. subordinate to the ISA, detention without trial can be renewed indefinitely.

Keadilan has blamed the regulation for targeting the party in the crackdown onward demonstrations leading up to April 2001 and demanded evidence be shown that party members were plotting a violent coup

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