The High Court today dismissed Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad’s (pic, left) application to strike out a charge against him under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012. Nik Nazmi, who is also the Selangor deputy speaker, was charged under Section 9 (1) for failing to notify the district police on the Black 505…
PETALING JAYA: Amending the Prison Act to allow suspects to be held in lock-ups for a maximum of two months instead of one now can lead to more deaths in custody, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said today. If the amendments to Section 7 of the Prison Act 1995 are passed through Parliament, the Home Minister…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — An NGO objected today to the inclusion of more offences under Putrajaya’s ISA replacement law, warning that this would only widen the “draconian ambit” of security offences in Malaysia. Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) campaign coordinator Michelle Yesudas said under Putrajaya’s planned amendments to the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Putrajaya’s latest attempt to tighten secrecy laws here would only frighten away future whistleblowers, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) warned today as it pleaded with federal lawmakers against passing the law amendment in Parliament. LFL co-founder Eric Paulsen said in a statement here that the proposed amendment to the Penal Code…
PUTRAJAYA (Oct 11, 2013): The Court of Appeal here today allowed Batu member of Parliament Tian Chua’s application to have the trial on his sedition charge with regard to his alleged statement on the Lahad Datu intrusion, be stayed pending disposal of his appeal. Tian Chua, 50, is appealing to the Court of Appeal against…
PETALING JAYA: MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan is accusing the police of not investigating the attempt to assassinate him, but instead, are looking at non-related matters such as his tweets. The crime watchdog leader said this after he was questioned at the Tropicana police station here yesterday by some senior police officers in relation to…
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should be arrested immediately and charged in court for instigating murder, said a lawyers’ group. Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said they are disturbed at Ahmad Zahid’s “shoot first” approach to law enforcement, which he allegedly took during a speech at Malacca International Trade Centre on Friday. “Prime…
Once again the government of Sri Lanka has tried to prevent an international screening of No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka, this time in Nepal. Once again they have failed because of the determination of defenders of human rights and free speech. Yesterday the Nepali authorities gave the organisers of the Film…
KUALA LUMPUR: The “shoot first” approach to law enforcement advocated by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will portray Malaysia as a lawless nation, said MCA vice-president Gan Ping Sieu. The head of MCA’s Crime Prevention Committee said that aside from sending the wrong message to the rest of the world, turning to guns…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s comment on a “shoot first” approach when dealing with suspected gang members validates previous fears that the unwritten policy existed within the police force, a human rights lawyer said today. Co-founder of Lawyers for Liberty, Latheefa Koya, said the home minister was essentially giving…
PETALING JAYA: The Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) 2013 Bill was passed hastily to gain the support of Umno members in view of looming party polls, opined legal experts today. University Malaya law professor Azmi Sharom said the Bill was rushed through to show that Umno MPs are not “afraid” to do these kind…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): Police officer Mohd Firdaus Rosli who allegedly accidently shot Norizan Salleh on Oct 30, 2009, does not believe that multiple firearms discharging at a single moving vehicle on the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) will endanger the lives of the public. At the Kuala Lumpur High Court today, Mohd Firdaus disagreed…
Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Tian Chua has failed in his bid to strike out the sedition charge against him for making statements on the intrusion incident in Lahad Datu, Sabah. High Court Judge Datuk Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah, in dismissing Tian Chua’s application, said the charge as it stands was not wrong in law.…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has reneged on his promise to “respect human rights and liberties” which he said he would uphold when announcing the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Emergency Ordinance on Malaysia Day two years ago, said human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL). LFL’s co-founder and adviser…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): A criminal investigation officer confirmed today that a man who was killed in a controversial police shooting case in Ampang last year was carrying a weapon. ASP Jaswent Singh told the inquest into the death of D Dinesh that the deceased, who was shot by police on suspicion of being involved…