Home Ministry’s response to accusations of backtracking on reforms is dishonest, flimsy & similar to the former BN govt’s excuses 22 April 2019 In a statement on 20th April 2019, the Home Ministry responded to accusations of backtracking on reforms by claiming that discussions are still ongoing with the police, AGC and others to amend…
Press Statement Johor State assembly can only be dissolved by the Ruler on advice of MB or State Exco 10 April 2019 We refer to the statement of the Johor State Opposition leader Hasni Mohammad that he will seek an audience with the Ruler in order for the state assembly to be dissolved or for…
NSC Amendment Bill leaves intact the most draconian provisions of the NSC Act 2016 & is an inexcusable betrayal 9 April 2019 We refer to the National Security Council Amendment Bill 2019 which was tabled in Parliament for 1st Reading today. The government’s move to table this amendment is in direct violation of…
Press Statement Police fails to bring justice to the family of Karuna Nithi yet again 28 March 2019 We refer to the police report lodged by the brother of Karuna Nithi on 27 February 2019 for the police to open an investigation regarding Karuna Nithi’s death in custody. We were informed that the police has…
Press Release Home Ministry’s statement in Parliament blaming parents of stateless children for not registering marriage is irresponsible & against the Constitution 26 March 2019 We refer to the statement by the Deputy Home Minister Azis Jamman in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday in which the Home Ministry put the blame for stateless children on failure…
Press Release S’pore must stay execution of Michael anak Garing to consider urgent clemency petition 20 March 2019 We refer to scheduled execution of Malaysian Michael anak Garing in Changi prison on Friday 22 March 2019. Today the parents of Michael, Ensiring anak Garman and Garing anak Kanyan have sent in a clemency petition to…
Press Release S’pore must halt the execution of Sarawakian Michael ak Garing 18 March 2019 Malaysian citizen Michael anak Garing is scheduled to be hanged in Changi prison on Friday 22nd March 2019. Michael, who is a Sarawakian, was convicted of murder in 2015 by the Republic’s high court and the conviction was affirmed by…
Press Statement The Egyptians deported by Malaysian govt have disappeared and their fates are unknown 15 March 2019 We refer to Malaysia’s deportation on 5th March 2018 of 6 Egyptians back to Egypt for alleged involvement in terrorism, despite serious concern that they would be persecuted by Egypt’s military regime. Since the deportation, the…
Press Release PH Govt’s u-turn on abolition of the death penalty is unprincipled & unjustified 13 March 2019 Today the Deputy Law Minister Hanipa Maidin confirmed that the government will only repeal the mandatory death penalty for 11 offences. Apart from this, the death penalty will remain as a punishment in Malaysia. This is a…
Press Release IGP’s defence of the deportation of 5 Egyptians are based on unproven allegations 10 March 2019 The IGP in a statement today confirmed the deportation of 5 Egyptian members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The IGP claims that they aided foreign terrorist elements in the country, and are thus suspected to have committed Offences…
Press Release Appointment of former CJ to head Wang Kelian RCI raises concerns 1st March 2019 We refer to the appointment of former CJ Tun Arifin Zakaria as head of the RCI into the Wang Kelian mass killings. The Wang Kelian RCI is of great importance as it deals with mass graves and cross-border human…
Press Release On Non-Malay AG, It Is Nazri who is racist not the Malays 26 February 2019 We refer to BN Sec-Gen Nazri Aziz’s statement yesterday that it is ‘ Malay sentiment that a non-Malay should not be Attorney-General’. Nazri’s claim is divisive, racist and an outrageous insult to all Malays in the country. While…
Press Release Judge Hamid Sultan’s disclosures proves the BN regime’s long-term interference with the judiciary 15 February 2019 We refer to the shocking revelation by Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer confirming interference in judicial decisions. The interference was in favour of the then BN government and its leaders, and to the detriment…
Press Statement Home Ministry & AGC must drop objections to citizenship for stateless children in the Federal Court 12 February 2019 We refer to the final hearing at the Federal Court of the appeals of 3 stateless children for grant of citizenship which is to be heard on 14 February 2019. These cases are classic…
Press Statement PH government must make IRC reports public and initiate serious institutional reforms, with immediate effect 24 January 2019 We refer to law minister, Hanipa Maidin’s parliamentary written reply stating that the Institutional Reforms Committee (IRC) reports containing recommendations for institutional reforms, are currently being overseen by the National Centre for Governance, Integrity and…