KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said it had deported a prominent Bangladesh activist Thursday, with civil groups describing the government treatment of him as “harassment” against human rights defenders. Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary of the rights group Odhikar, was found to be “listed among the individuals banned from entering (Malaysia)” after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport…
PUTRAJAYA: A total 254 human trafficking cases has been reported here as of June 2017. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said out of the number, 67 convictions were obtained. Ahmad Zahid added there is a positive development in efforts by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in disbursing their tasks and managing human trafficking victims.…
PUTRAJAYA: The special court for child sexual crimes has convened for the first time and five cases were brought before it. Four were for rape while the fifth was an outrage of decency case. Sessions Court judge Yong Zarida Sazali is presiding in the special court which was launched on June 22 by the Prime…
PETALING JAYA: The special criminal court to fast track and preside over sexual crimes against children will be unveiled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on June 22. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the much anticipated establishment of the court showed the Government’s seriousness in curbing…
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appeared in court again to call for his immediate release, this time on grounds that he was denied a fair trial. Today, in an originating summons against the government, Anwar, for the second time, is seeking to set aside his conviction and imprisonment for sodomising his former aide…
PUTRAJAYA: The policeman who received S. Balamurugan at the Shah Alam lock-up prior to his remand hearing said he saw that the detainee needed medical attention but let it be. Kpl Muszanizam Mustaffa (pic), who is the sentry supervisor in Shah Alam, said this during the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) hearing on Thursday. He told…
IPOH: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has ordered the police to ban the Jerusalem Jubilee gathering scheduled to be held in Melaka from June 15 to 18. Dr Ahmad Zahid – who is also the Home Minister – pointed out that the rally would only hurt the Muslims if it was…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak, Tan Sri Richard Malanjum has expressed hope that the native court system in East Malaysia be given the same standing as the civil and syariah courts. He said this would raise the standards of the judicial system in dealing with issues based on customs of the indigenous…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has dismissed the judicial review bid by Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah challenging on her travel ban, ruling that it is not reviewable. Justice Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad held that the decisions of the Immigration director-general and Home Minister in imposing travel bans were not reviewable as stipulated under…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) wants the Home Ministry to explain how the reference of God as ‘Allah’ by non Muslims could cause confusion and threaten public order in the country. The issue was stated in the affidavit-in-support filed by its president Datuk Jerry W.A Dusing @ Jerry W. Patel on Dec 8, 2016…
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawmakers spent more than nine hours in gruelling debates over the Sexual Offences against Children Bill 2017. The debate on the Bill, which was at the committee stage last night, will continue today. The Bill was scrutinised by MPs who raised several questions on the working of the proposed law. Their concerns included…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s national human rights panel on Tuesday said it was disturbed by more than 600 deaths at immigration detention centers and prisons over the last two years, and called for immediate reform. In its 2016 annual report, the panel, known by its Malay acronym, Suhakam, said there were more than 100 deaths in…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has dismissed an application for leave for judicial reviews by two Malaysians, who are facing the gallows for drug trafficking convictions in Singapore. Both S. Prabagaran and K. Datchinamuthy are seeking for an order for the Malaysian government to refer Singapore to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on grounds…
KUALA LUMPUR: A human rights activist has been fined RM10,000 Wednesday by the magistrate’s court here for screening a Sri Lankan civil war documentary which had not been approved by the Censorship Board. Magistrate Mohd Rehan Mohd Aris sentenced Lena Hendry, 32, after she was found guilty of screening the documentary. He made the ruling…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former detainee is suing the Prisons Department for negligence. In his civil suit filed at the High Court registry today, V. Shashitheran, 35, claimed that prison authorities did not take action when he was assaulted by a group of detainees during his 14-day incarceration while awaiting trial for a charge under Section…