Press Statement Recording the police is not a crime 8 November 2020 We are gravely concerned to hear the news that student activist, Wong Yan Ke, was arrested for recording a police raid in connection to a sedition investigation involving Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany). The arrest was purportedly because the…
Press Statement The detention of hundreds of children at immigration centres is highly unacceptable 6 November 2020 We refer to the written reply in the parliament by the Home Ministry dated 3.11.2020 that confirmed that there are 756 children currently detained at immigration detention centres as of 26.10.2020. Equally alarming is that 326…
Press Statement Government must urgently address dire COVID-19 spread in prisons 19 October 2020 We refer to the alarming spikes of COVID-19 infections on 17 October 2020 which recorded 869 new cases – the highest to date – of which 186 cases are from those detected in the Penang Remand Prison, Seberang Perai Prison,…
Press Statement Singapore Home Ministry’s fresh allegations against Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) are false & malicious 2 October 2020 I refer to the statement issued yesterday by Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA) claiming that LFL’s civil suit against Singapore Home Minister K Shanmugam was ‘baseless’ as it had been dismissed by KL…
Press Statement Singapore must cease persecution of Malaysian death row prisoners’ lawyer M Ravi 23 September 2020 We refer to the persecution of prominent Singapore human rights lawyer M Ravi by the Singapore authorities over his advocacy and defence of Malaysian death row prisoners in the notorious Changi prison. On September 19, the…
Press Statement The authorities must stop the unlawful harassment against Md Rayhan Kabir 27 July 2020 We view with grave concern the arrest of Bangladeshi national, Md Rayhan Kabir by the Immigration Department which was confirmed by the authorities on 25 July 2020. Soon after his arrest, the Director General of Immigration, Datuk…
Press Statement The work permit of the Bangladeshi man interviewed by Al Jazeera has been unlawfully revoked 13 July 2020 We view with grave concern the revelation yesterday by the Inspector-General of Police that the Immigration Department has revoked the work permit of the Bangladeshi man interviewed by Al Jazeera in the highly controversial…
Press Statement The government must stop its disproportionate reaction to the Al Jazeera documentary 8 July 2020 We refer to the disproportionate reaction from government leaders and enforcement authorities sparked by the documentary entitled “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” released by Al Jazeera on 3 July 2020. Yesterday, the authorities revealed that they…
Press Statement The authorities must not harass those involved in Parlimen Digital 6 July 2020 We refer to the troubling news of police approaching and questioning some of the participants of the recent youth-led Parlimen Digital session. It is gravely concerning that the authorities are probing the involvement of youths in the Parlimen…
Press Statement No offence was committed by creators or book publishers of ‘Jata Negara art-work’ 1 July 2020 We refer to the statement made by the UMNO Youth Chief, Dr Asyraf Wajdi, who called for stern action to be taken against those responsible for publishing a book entitled ‘Rebirth: Reformasi, Resistance, And Hope In…
Press Statement Authorities must stop usage of oppressive section 233 of CMA/Sedition Act 1948 5 June 2020 We refer to the criminal charges that were levelled against Datuk R. Sri Sanjeevan at the Sessions Court today for purportedly spreading ‘false communication’ regarding the Royal Malaysian Police (‘PDRM’). It is disturbing that s.233(1)(a) is…
Press Statement No sincere offer of amnesty was ever given to migrants 1 June 2020 We refer to the puzzling statement made by Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday, where he stated the offer of amnesty for undocumented immigrants to come forward and get tested for COVID-19 has ended. We strongly…
Press Statement Undocumented migrants are not ‘acceptable casualties’ of the COVID-19 pandemic 27 May 2020 We view with grave concern the remark made by the Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday, where he stated the Government will not “bow down” to demands to protect migrants’ rights in order to protect Malaysians from…
Press Statement Discontinue police probe upon politician under Sedition Act & s 233(1) CMA 21 May 2020 We refer to the statement yesterday by Bukit Aman that politician Xavier Jayakumar is being investigated under the Sedition Act and s 233(1) Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) over remarks he made relating to the parliament sitting.…
Press Statement Home Minister’s statement is worrying sign for the future of freedom of expression in Malaysia 15 May 2020 Lawyers for Liberty are extremely concerned by Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin’s statement yesterday in relation to false news and seditious statements. The statement claims that there has been an increase in false…