Press Statement 14 September 2015 16 September protest likely to be anything but peaceful Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the upcoming “anti-Bersih” protest on 16 September dubbed “Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu” or “Kebangkitan Maruah Melayu” that has been widely publicised and shared on social media including posters with slogans like “Tanah Tumpahnya Darah Ku” depicting martial art poses…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar will initiate legal action against public officers who interfered in investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Its president Steven Thiru said the Bar was mandated under the Legal Profession Act to uphold the law. He said one possible action was the tort of abuse of power or misfeasance in public…
A sales executive whose brother, P. Karuna Nithi, was found dead in a police lock-up two years ago has filed for a judicial review to set aside an application by the attorney-general (A-G) to reopen the inquest proceeding. Elam Sezhian in his application said he wanted the inquiry scheduled for October 12 to be suspended…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 ― The Home Ministry is imposing “unconstitutional” restrictions on the jailed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim including limiting him to meeting lawyers no more than an hour each week, his family and legal representatives claimed today. One of Anwar’s lawyers, Latheefa Koya, said the restricted access to legal counsel also comes during…
Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah and seven others today pleaded not guilty for participating in the #KitaLawan rallies held earlier this year. Chin, Jingga 13 chairman Mohd Fariz Musa, Bersih 2.0 secretariat manager Mandeep Singh, Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, activist Adam Adli Abd Halim, Teja statesman Chang Lih Kang, Batu MP special…
Kenyataan Akhbar 3 September 2015 Hentikan pemburuan, perbuatan biadap bukanlah satu jenayah Lawyers for Liberty memandang dengan kebimbangan ke atas cubaan demi cubaan untuk menjenayahkan beberapa orang peserta Bersih 4 yang telah ditangkap gambar sedang memijak foto Perdana Menteri dan Presiden Pas Hadi Awang. Walaupun perbuatan itu mungkin dikatakan biadab, ia bukan sesuatu…
Press Statement 3 September Stop the witch-hunt, being rude is not a crime Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the concerted attempts made to criminalise some Bersih 4 participants who were photographed stepping on a picture of the Prime Minister and Pas President Hadi Awang. While the act itself may be rude, it…
Kenyataan Akhbar 2 September 2015 Penyalahgunaan kuasa dalam penangkapan besar-besaran dan penahanan di Rumah Api Lawyers for Liberty terkejut dan kesal dengan serbuan polis di pentas muzik independen Rumah Api semasa acara ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ pada malam sebelum #Bersih4 di mana lebih daripada seratus orang termasuk pemilik pentas, ahli-ahli band dan penonton gig…
LFL Press Statement 1 September 2015 Gross abuse of power in mass arrest and detention of Rumah Api Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at the police’s raid of independent music venue Rumah Api during the ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ event on the eve of #Bersih4 where more than a hundred persons including the venue owners,…
The area around Dataran Merdeka is filled with Bersih 4 participants. The rally ends officially at midnight. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, August 30, 2015. The Bersih 4 rally ended at the stroke of midnight with the singing of Negaraku and chants of “Merdeka” but Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih…
Kenyataan Akhbar 22 Ogos 2015 Mudahcarakan Bersih 4.0, usah gembar-gemburkan dakwaan Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan terhadap reaksi keterlaluan dan tidak membantu pihak berkuasa ke atas perhimpunan Bersih 4.0 akan datang pada 28 dan 29 Ogos. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nur Jazlan, Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan Tengku Adnan, DBKL, dan juga polis antara lainnya, tidak…
Press Statement 22 August 2015 Facilitate Bersih 4.0, not make exaggerated claims Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the authorities’ exaggerated and unhelpful reaction to the upcoming Bersih 4.0 rally on 28 and 29 August. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, DBKL, the police among others, should not feign ignorance…
Press Statement Investigating the PM and the rule of law 18 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Abdul Rahman Dahlan, BN’s Strategic Communications Director’s interview in The Star Online, “Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, that raised a number of contentious matters regarding the 1MDB scandal.…
Kenyataan Akhbar Siasatan Terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kedaulatan Undang Undang 18 Ogos 2015 Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan temu ramah Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Pengarah Komunikasi Strategik BN di dalam The Star Online,“Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, yang telah menimbulkan beberapa perkara kontroversial berkaitan skandal 1MDB. Khususnya,…
Kenyataan Akhbar Persoalan motif dan kebaikan membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh 13 Ogos 2015 Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan rancangan kerajaan untuk membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh dalam masa tiga tahun akan datang. Secara terang terangan, pengurusan, polisi dan undang–undang pekerja asing memerlukan perhatian serius serta pembaharuan setelah berdekad bergelumang dengan…