Tukuk-OS🔒 Kamunting Detention Centre
Malaysia · Asia · 4.91°N, 100.74°E
The Kamunting Detention Centre is a prison camp in Kamunting, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. The prison is used by the government to detain and interrogate persons arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The detention is also known as Malaysia's Supermax prison or Maximum security prison. It is alleged that this is the site where the Malaysian authorities would hold up political prisoners. Among notable events which prompted widespread use of the ISA were Operation Lalang in 1987 and the years during the Reformasi movement, beginning 1999. The centre has also been used to detain other groups of people declared by the government to be a threat to national security such as terrorists and cults. Some notable groups detained in Kamunting includes the Al-Arqam cult and the Al-Ma'unah terrorist group.
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Quick facts
| Country | Malaysia |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 4.91°N, 100.74°E · view on map |
Kamunting Detention Centre is located in Malaysia, in Asia.
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