July 5, 2013

No to detention without trial – whether EO or any other name

CommentaryJuly 5, 2013

Lawyers for Liberty is extremely concerned and appalled with recent calls for a law to fill the gap that had allegedly been caused by the abolition of the Emergency Ordinance (EO) that had allowed for detention without trial and wide and arbitrary powers of arrest and detention by the police and the Home Minister. This…

Rafizi gets stay order on BAFIA charges pending Federal Court appeal

NewsJuly 5, 2013

PETALING JAYA, July 4 – PKR lawmaker Rafizi Ramli was granted temporary relief today from his charge of violating banking laws when the Court of Appeal agreed to put a pause on proceedings until he exhausts all legal options to strike out the case. PKR lawyer Latheefa Koya confirmed with The Malay Mail Online that…