KUALA LUMPUR 7 September: Keluarga mendiang D Dinesh, mangsa tembakan rambang polis di Ampang bulan lalu menolak sebarang cadangan inkues oleh pasukan itu, yang disifatkan peguam, N Surendran sebagai percubaan supaya kes ini ditutup. “Polis kata nak inkues. Prosedur pun sudah salah. Inkues hanya dibuat apabila tiada kepastian. Dalam kes ini, jelas berlaku pembunuhan dan…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sasterawan Negara Datuk A Samad Said hadir di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Dang Wangi di sini hari ini selepas diarah memberi keterangan tentang perhimpunan Janji Bersih di Dataran Merdeka pada malam 30 Ogos lalu. Samad, lebih mesra dipanggil Pak Samad dan Pengerusi bersama Bersih Datuk S Ambiga hadir kira-kira 2.30 petang tadi…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3, 2012): Two lawyers were granted leave for a judicial review to quash a notice issued to them by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with investigations into a case involving the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC). High Court judge Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim made the decision in chambers after dismissing…
SHAH ALAM (Aug 29, 2012): Book publisher and activist Faisal Mustaffa will be charged in the syariah court over Irshad Manji’s banned book, Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta (Allah, Liberty and Love). Faisal was told by the Selangor Religious Department (Jais) that he was under arrest and would be charged for failing to answer the questions of religious…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The High Court today granted blogger Amizudin Ahmat’s application for a stay of execution of his three-month jail sentence imposed by the court for contempt of court after he continued to publish articles on Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim. Justice Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof made…
NGOs says they will continue to campaign against the new amendment until the government decides to review it. PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to retain Section 114A of the Evidence Act drew flak from various non-governmental organisations. Lawyers for Liberty coordinator Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said the government’s defiance showed that it was against the freedom…
They no longer posed a threat to national security, says Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. UPDATED SUNGAI BULOH: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein today announced the immediate release of 12 individuals who were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). He said today’s number did not include the three people who were released earlier at the start…
Aug 15: A local rights group has cautioned all quarters against rhetoric bordering on xenophobia with regards to the controversy over illegal immigrants in Sabah, saying the weak and oppressed among the migrant community could be victimised. Referring to a spate of comments and demands surrounding the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into…
‘What’s the use of statutory rape law then?’ one lawyer asks, while joining others in urging the AG to seek a review of the decision. PETALING JAYA: Several lawyers have condemned the recent Court of Appeal decision with regard to a national bowler convicted of raping a minor. The lawyers asked the Attorney General’s Chambers…
Lawyers for Liberty criticised a High Court judgment that sentenced a blogger to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. PETALING JAYA: Lawyers group, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said the decision to imprison the blogger reinforces the public perception that justice is only meant for the rich, powerful and well connected. “In this case, the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is objecting to a leave application by two lawyers who want to quash a notice ordering them to assist in investigations related to a bribery case. The notice was issued against Latheefa Beebi Koya and Murnie Hidayah Anuar by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) assistant superintendent Suziana Ali on March 19. The…
The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) is a lot of hot air simply because it is one of those false progressive laws (like the Peaceful Assembly Act and the Security Offences [Special Measures] Act) that the Najib administration is good at doing but does not bear out upon closer scrutiny – a false democratic rebranding exercise…