“Alhamdulillah (Praise to God), our discussion led to them ending their hunger strike, there’s nothing more to say.

“Their families need not worry, they have agreed to eat and drink,” he said after meeting with the detainees for over two hours today.

The Sepang MP, however, said that while they looked weak, they were still able to talk.

He then urged the family members who had gathered outside the Sungai Buloh Prison to urge the government to abolish the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act to disperse.

Earlier, Hanipa said he would urge the detainees to end their hunger strike in protest of the controversial law as Putrajaya has “got the message”.

Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said yesterday that the law would “go soon” and it was subject to consultation with many ministries.

In July, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government would abolish Sosma, which is widely seen as a replacement of the Internal Security Act (ISA), which has been repealed.

The previous Barisan Nasional government had defended Sosma, saying it was needed to deter extremists, including those linked to the Islamic State.

Under Sosma, a person can be detained for a maximum of 28 days and police can delay his access to family and legal counsel for up to 48 hours after being arrested.

Among those who were detained under the law were 1MDB critics Khairuddin Abu Hassan, his lawyer Matthias Chang, and former Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah.