Press Statement Criminal punishment for skipping Friday prayers is not proportionate 4 December 2019 Lawyers for Liberty is highly concerned with the recent incident in Terengganu where six men, including three teenagers, were sentenced to one month in prison and fined for skipping Friday prayers. The decision and sentence are in stark contrast to…
Press Statement IPCMC is crucial and the time for reform is now 3 December 2019 We refer to the news reports that the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill 2019 will be tabled in Parliament today with 37 new amendments. The call for the establishment of the IPCMC is neither new or…
Press Statement AG and the government should not appeal against the decision to strike down section 13 of SOSMA 29 November 2019 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali today, in ruling that section 13 of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA)…
Press Statement Singapore’s response to Malaysia’s plea for Helmi is arrogant & undiplomatic; brutal & unlawful process of execution in Changi 23 November 2019 We refer to the press statement issued last night by the Singapore Law and Home Ministries claiming that Malaysian citizen Abd Helmi Ab Halim’s execution on Friday was justified as part…
Press Statement Singapore must halt hanging of Malaysian Abd Helmi Ab Halim at dawn on Friday 19 November 2019 Malaysian citizen Abd Helmi bin Ab Halim is to be hanged at Singapore’s notorious Changi prison on Friday, 22 November 2019. Helmi was convicted and sentenced to death for allegedly trafficking in 16.56 grams of…
Press Statement Singapore must stop the torturous & inhumane treatment of Malaysian death row prisoners in Changi prison 31 October 2019 We have received very disturbing information from several families of Malaysian death row prisoners in Changi prison on the severe treatment now being inflicted on them by Singapore authorities. The conditions they are…
Press Statement No more backpedalling, abolish SOSMA without delay 17 October 2019 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the government’s announcement that the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) will not be abolished but amended. Those in Pakatan Harapan (PH) government had previously condemned SOSMA and described it as oppressive and tyrannical,…
Press Statement Police should stop shooting the messenger, investigate Suaram’s claim seriously 12 October 2019 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the act of Kangar police chief lodging a police report against Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy, calling for him to be investigated under section 500 of the Penal Code and section 233…
Press Statement Malaysia is not obliged to provide special treatment to Zakir Naik 18 September 2019 We refer to the police reports and threats to file defamation suits by Zakir Naik against five prominent Malaysians who have spoken out against him. The five individuals are Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy, Bagan Dalam…
Press Statement Freedom of speech via social media must be protected 14 September 2019 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the recent surge in online policing of social media posts that touch on sensitive issues such as race, religion and royalty. On 11 September 2019, four individuals were arrested for making allegedly offensive…
Press Statement The harassment against Shia Muslims must end 13 September 2019 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the state religious authorities’ coordinated campaign of harassment against Shia Muslims with neither proper justification nor constitutional authority. In the past week, dozens of Shia Muslims, including foreigners, have been arrested following a series of…
Press Statement Protect Sisters in Islam instead of attacking and smearing them 28 August 2019 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the dismissal by the Kuala Lumpur High Court of Sisters in Islam (SIS)’s judicial review application against a 2014 Selangor fatwa, with costs. The fatwa had made a sweeping declaration that SIS and…
Press Statement Singapore’s claim that Pannir Selvam did not write letters from prison is false & baseless, handwritten copies exist 24 August 2019 We refer to the statement issued by Singapore Prison Services late yesterday claiming that letters from prison published in the media was not written by Malaysian death row prisoner Pannir Selvam…
Press Statement Singapore must drop bid to disbar Malaysian death row prisoner’s lawyer, M Ravi 20 August 2019 We refer to Singapore’s move to take action against human rights lawyer M Ravi who has been representing the family of Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who is on death row in Changi prison. Nagaenthran is an…