LFL: Undemocratic and counterproductive to block critical websites and blogs

Press Statement Undemocratic and counterproductive to block critical websites and blogs 28 January 2016   Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) heavy handed and liberal use of its powers to block numerous websites and blogs critical of the government, especially on issues concerning 1MDB, corruption and Prime…

LFL: Reform the Attorney-General’s role and make him accountable to Parliament

Press Statement Reform the Attorney-General’s role and make him accountable to Parliament 27 January 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the actions of Attorney-General Apandi Ali in clearing Prime Minister Najib Razak from any criminal wrongdoing regarding the RM2.6 billion that were channeled into the Prime Minister’s bank accounts and SRC International Sdn…

LFL: Government must resolve the protracted issue of unilateral religious conversion of children

Press Statement Government must resolve the protracted issue of unilateral religious conversion of children 3 January 2016 We are extremely disappointed that the judiciary has once again failed to uphold the constitutional rights of M. Indira Gandhi, thus leaving non-Muslim individuals in similar predicament with no recourse to justice.   On 30 December 2015, the…