ISA FOCUS Although enacted in 1960 to curb the communist insurgency, the Internal Security Act was, even in its early years, used against teenagers as young as 15. <br /> <br />According to former detainee Chong Tong Sin, police had in 1968 gone to Chinese secondary schools in Kluang, Johor, to arrest "30-40" students suspected to be involved in underground pro-communist activities. <br /> <br />http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/193124