New secrecy law will cow future whistleblowers, warns NGO

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Putrajaya’s latest attempt to tighten secrecy laws here would only frighten away future whistleblowers, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) warned today as it pleaded with federal lawmakers against passing the law amendment in Parliament. LFL co-founder Eric Paulsen said in a statement here that the proposed amendment to the Penal Code…

LFL: New Section 203A a license for Corruption Cover-up

Press Statement: 22 October 2013 Lawyers For Liberty is appalled at the BN government’s attempt to pass the new section 203A of the Penal Code Amendment bill, which criminalizes the act of unlawfully disseminating information received under any written law and carries a maximum fine of one million ringgit or a year imprisonment or both.…