PRESS STATEMENT IGP & MADANI Govt Must Explain the Unlawful Arrest of Amir Hadi & Dobby Chew and Harsh Treatment with Handcuffs and Orange Lockup T-Shirt 24 September 2026 We refer to the statement by Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Ismail on 23.9.2026 insinuating that MANDIRI and its directors were involved in unlawful activity…
Press Statement Anwar’s Government must accept responsibility for Najib’s house arrest — the King only acted on advice of Pardons Board 19 September 2026 We refer to the announcement by the Prime Minister’s Department yesterday that Najib Razak had been granted a conditional pardon to serve his prison sentence under house arrest. The news has…
Press Statement Anwar’s Malaysia Day Statement on Rohingyas is a disgrace to the nation 17 September 2026 I refer to the Prime Minister’s statement on 16 September 2026, in which he said that he is not responsible for welcoming Rohingyas to this country and that he now has to expel them. In doing…
PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNMENT MUST END ITS CRACKDOWN ON MANDIRI, HAYAT & THEIR LEADERS 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 We refer to the action of the Government against MANDIRI, by freezing the bank accounts of MANDIRI and social justice NGO Hayat, as well as the bank accounts of MANDIRI directors, Amir Hadi and Dobby Chew. The Government…
PRESS STATEMENT STOP THE HATE: PROTECT THE ROHINGYA IN MALAYSIA 13 June 2026 I am deeply alarmed by the surge of online hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya community in Malaysia, and by how rapidly that hatred has translated into real harm on the ground. Just this week, 27 Rohingya men and…
Press Statement The Attorney-General Must Immediately Stop Bringing Murder Charges In Road Traffic Cases 6 June 2026 We refer to the Attorney-General’s decision on 3 June 2026 to investigate a 19 year-old involved in a fatal accident in Kluang for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The young man has since been…
Press Statement Defence Minister Khaled Nordin’s Response to the Serious Injuries Suffered by Trooper Abdul Hamid Raises More Question Than Answers 4th May 2026 I refer to Minister of Defence Khaled Nordin’s statement on 30.4.2026 that the case of Trooper Abdul Hamid bin Talib, who is in a vegetative state, has been…
Press Statement Arrests of 3 ‘Tangkap Azam Baki’ protestors is authoritarian, unlawful & unconstitutional 8 April 2026 We refer to the arrests of 3 activists who protested against Azam Baki at an event attended by the MACC Chief at PWTC on 7 April 2026. The arrests were high- handed, oppressive, unlawful and unconstitutional. The…
Press Statement The investigation under 124B of the Penal Code for Bloomberg’s report on MACC corruption is an affront to freedom of speech and the principles of democracy 27 February 2026 We refer to the statement issued by the Inspector General of Police earlier today stating that the police are investigating an…
Press Statement MACC’s demand that Albert Tei’s lawyer Mahajoth come in for questioning at MACC HQ is unlawful and an act of blatant intimidation of a lawyer acting for his client 30 November 2025 We are shocked by the conduct of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the ongoing PMO scandal…
Press Statement Random police checks of students phones is illegal, unconstitutional & does not resolve incidents of school violence 25 October 2025 We refer to news reports stating that police have begun conducting spot checks at schools, including checking students’ smartphones to check for pornographic or ‘prohibited’ material. This move…
Press Statement PM Anwar & Government’s plan to bring in caning in schools & banning phones & social media is a knee-jerk & superficial response which fails to deal with sexism as the root cause of violence against girls 19 October 2025 We refer to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s statement that the government is considering…
Press Statement Hannah Yeoh’s praise for Madani govt & Saifuddin’s handling of citizenship cases is hypocritical & dishonest & ignores thousands of stateless persons who are still suffering under Madani government 12 October 2025 We refer to the comment on 10th October 2025 by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh in…
Press Statement With the arrest of 7 members of the public for criticism and ridicule of the government and its leaders, we are in a police state 8 October 2025 We refer to the arrest of 7 members of the public by the police announced on Monday over videos made and uploaded on social media…
Press Statement Saifuddin Nasution & the Government must take responsibility for & explain aggressive treatment of Palestine protesters by police 4 October 2025 We refer to the statement by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail who criticised protesters for what he claims to be irresponsible action during the assembly in front of…