The Kuala Lumpur High Court today set Oct 31 to hear a habeas corpus application by five of the suspects arrested over alleged links to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The five are being held in detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma).

"The hearing date is set for next Thursday," said DAP Legal Bureau chairperson Ramkarpal Singh, who represented all the five suspects...