The High Court in Kuala Lumpur will decide on Jan 22 on an application for immediate release by six Chinese nationals who have been detained under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) 1959.

The six Chinese nationals, who are all men by the name of Jiang Xiang, Wang Jun Cheng, Li Jiang, Luo Hong Bin, Lei Meng and Yu Xiang Yu, were detained in a special operation by the police in an action on online gambling syndicates...