LFL: Singapore’s sudden plan to execute M’sian Datchinamurthy Kataiah on 29th April 2022 despite ongoing court case is in contempt of court & unlawful

Press Statement Singapore’s sudden plan to execute M’sian Datchinamurthy Kataiah on 29th April 2022 despite ongoing court case is in contempt of court & unlawful 22 April 2022 Malaysian citizen Datchinamurthy Katiah is now scheduled to be executed on Friday 29th April 2022 in Singapore. This shocking news was conveyed today to Datchinamurty’s family by…

LFL: Amendment bill to Constitution on party-hopping undermines parliamentary democracy & will be political hara-kiri by MPs

Press Statement  Amendment bill to Constitution on party-hopping undermines parliamentary democracy & will be political hara-kiri by MPs 10 April 2022   We refer to the government’s move to table constitutional amendments purportedly to enable future legislation to prevent members of parliament from hopping between political parties. Since the fall of the PH government in…

LFL: Singapore blatantly ignoring its obligation under CRPD

Press Statement Singapore blatantly ignoring its obligation under CRPD 29 March 2022   We refer to the Singapore Court of Appeal’s decision today dismissing mentally disabled Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s legal challenges against his death sentence. We are shocked that the Courts even refused to allow an independent psychiatric assessment of Nagaenthran’s current mental state…

LFL: Singapore must not hang Pausi Jefridin and Roslan Bakar at dawn tomorrow until pending Court Proceedings are concluded

Press Statement Singapore must not hang Pausi Jefridin and Roslan Bakar at dawn tomorrow until pending Court Proceedings are concluded 15 February 2022   On the afternoon of 15th February 2022, The Singapore Court of Appeal heard an urgent application by Malaysian citizen Pausi jefridin and Singaporean Roslan bin Bakar for an order to review…

LFL: Government must halt plans to deport former Bangladesh High Commissioner Khairuzzaman back to Bangladesh

Press Statement Government must halt plans to deport former Bangladesh High Commissioner Khairuzzaman back to Bangladesh 11 February 2022   We refer to the news report that a former Bangladesh High Commissioner, Mohammmed Khairuzzaman, is currently detained by law enforcement authorities in Malaysia. The Home Minister indicated that the arrest was made upon request of…

LFL Press Statement: Home Minister must resolve Rohana’s case immediately, institute widespread reforms needed to end statelessness in Malaysia

Press Statement Home Minister must resolve Rohana’s case immediately, institute widespread reforms needed to end statelessness in Malaysia 17 January 2022   We refer to the statement issued by the Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin stating that he is looking into the case of Rohana Abdullah, a 22 year old who is stateless who was raised…

LFL Press Release: S’pore govt & judiciary must ensure a fair hearing in Nagaenthiran’s appeal to set aside his death sentence & must cease intimidation & harassment of his lawyer M Ravi

Press Release: S’pore govt & judiciary must ensure a fair hearing in Nagaenthiran’s appeal to set aside his death sentence & must cease intimidation & harassment of his lawyer M Ravi The application to set aside the death sentence of M’sian citizen Nagaenthiran Dharmalingam at the Singapore court of appeal is fixed on 24 January…

LFL: Singapore PM’s claim that Nagaenthran got “due process” is false; arrest, investigation & trial processes did not make accommodations for his mental disability

Press Statement Singapore PM’s claim that Nagaenthran got “due process” is false; arrest, investigation & trial processes did not make accommodations for his mental disability 13 November 2021   I refer to news reports on 12th November that Singapore’s prime minister and foreign minister have said that Nagaenthran Dharmalingam “ has been accorded full due…