As per your query, that you must appoint a good lawyer and proceed to file a writ of Habeas Corpus. A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g. institutionalized mental patient) before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful.
A habeas petition proceeds as a civil action against the State agent (usually a warden) who holds the defendant in custody. Therefore, it will tend the court to order the police to present the detainees (you're relative) before the court.
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