Quay Chew Soon J:

Introduction

[1] The plaintiff's action against the defendants is for unlawful detention and malicious prosecution. After a full trial, I allowed the plaintiff's claim for unlawful detention but dismissed his claim for malicious prosecution. Here are the grounds of my judgment.

Trial

[2] The witnesses who testified at the trial were:

The Defendants

[3] The 1st defendant was a senior police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) at the material time. He served as an Investigating Officer in the Criminal Investigation Unit, Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.

[4] The 2nd defendant was a senior police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) at the material time. He served as an Investigating Officer at the Criminal Investigation Unit, Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.

[5] The 3rd defendant was a police officer with the rank of Police Superintendent at the material time. He served as the Deputy Chief at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur.

[6] The 4th de