Daily Archives: November 1, 2013

Cartoonist Zunar loses court appeal over illegal arrest, book seizure

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — Cartoonist Zunar failed to overturn today a High Court ruling last year that his 2010 arrest was legal even though a higher court rejected the government’s cross-appeal to outlaw the comic book that landed him behind bars. A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled to uphold the ruling…

High Court rules PKR’s Nik Nazmi must stand trial for Black 505 rally

The High Court today dismissed Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad’s (pic, left) application to strike out a charge against him under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012. Nik Nazmi, who is also the Selangor deputy speaker, was charged under Section 9 (1) for failing to notify the district police on the Black 505…