‘Cops beat me as I looked for food’

17/05/2012
‘Cops beat me as I looked for food’

Two victims of alleged police brutality during the Bersih protest lodged reports against their aggressors. PETALING JAYA: A Bersih protester in search of food was allegedly served with a police beating instead during the final hours of the April 28 rally. At about 7pm that day, Abdul Razib Abu, 45, was riding his motorcycle near the Dang Wangi police station when he was suddenly jumped by several policemen. “I was looking for food and I wanted to go home, so I took my bike to Jalan Raja Laut. But many of the roads were blocked, so I had to ride near the Dang Wangi station. “There were a lot of policemen, and they charged me while I was still on the bike and hit me from behind,” he said, adding that he was wearing a yellow Bersih T-shirt at...
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Police tortured me, claims Bersih participant

16/05/2012
Police tortured me, claims Bersih participant

A technician alleges he was detained overnight and beaten up after he voluntarily went to the police station to give his statement about his participation in the rally. PETALING...
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MACC springs surprise on Fernandez

11/05/2012
MACC springs surprise on Fernandez

The agency wanted her to lodge a report and sit through another round of questioning, which she refused to oblige. PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) this morning completed...
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Four lawyers file suit against IGP, govt

04/05/2012

KUALA LUMPUR: Four lawyers from Lawyers for Liberty who were arrested when trying to provide legal aid to detainees three years ago, have filed a suit against the Inspector-General...
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Lawyers sue for wrongful arrests in 2009

04/05/2012

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — A quartet of lawyers are suing the police and government for their wrongful arrests while attempting to provide legal representation to activists detained after...
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Eight police reports over police abuse

04/05/2012
Eight police reports over police abuse

Eight Bersih 3.0 participants who claimed to be assaulted by the police on Saturday lodged reports on the matter. PETALING JAYA: Eight participants of the recent Bersih 3.0 rally...
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Federal court dismisses Saudi Arabian columnist’s appeal

03/05/2012

PUTRAJAYA (May 3, 2012): Saudi Arabian columnist Hamza Kashgari, who claimed he was unlawfully arrested and deported from Malaysia, failed in his appeal today at the Federal Court here...
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Time to resolve Malaysian Indian statelessness

25/04/2012

I refer to the recent controversy generated by the protest of some 200 Malaysians of Indian origin outside Parliament demanding for the blue MyKad that would certify them as...
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Students, activists granted bail

25/04/2012
Students, activists granted bail

The four were detained for obstructing DBKL officers from carrying out their duties. KUALA LUMPUR: The four detained yesterday for not allowing City Hall (DBKL) officers to carry out...
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Four activists held, donation ‘stolen’

24/04/2012
Four activists held, donation ‘stolen’

Four Occupy Dataran activists have been arrested while a student leader claims that the cash collected from supporters has been stolen. FULL REPORT KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall...
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Activist claims trial to obstructing DBKL officer

23/04/2012

KUALA LUMPUR: A student activist claimed trial today to obstructing a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer from arresting another activist at Dataran Merdeka yesterday. Umar Mohamad Azmi,...
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LFL : Securities Offences Bill : From detention without trial to detention with sham trial

12/04/2012

Lawyers For Liberty condemns the tabling of the Securities Offences (Special Measures) Bill on 10 April 2012 in the Dewan Rakyat as the bill clearly appears to be an...
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MYANMAR: What next for the Rohingyas?

01/04/2012
MYANMAR: What next for the Rohingyas?

Photo: David Swanson/IRIN Only a fraction of the Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh are registered BANGKOK, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) – As Myanmar gears up for a by-election...
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