Press Statement Threat by police against joining Bersih rally is a betrayal by PH and contravenes decision of Court of Appeal 26 February 2024 We refer to the statement made last night by KL Police Chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid warning the public not join Bersih’s march on parliament on Tuesday and claiming…
Press Statement New journalist code of ethics is a blatant bid by government to control & censor the media & freedom of speech 21 February 2024 We refer to the launch of the new code of ethics for journalists by Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil yesterday. The media has for so long…
Press Statement Unity Govt must take responsibility for Najib’s reduced sentence, the King only acts on advice tendered to him 3 February 2024 I refer to PM Anwar Ibrahim’s statement in an interview last night on Najib Razak’s pardon that “I respect the decision of the then King” and “the King after listening to…
Press Statement It is unlawful and an abuse of power for the Govt to take down Netflix’ ‘Man on the Run’ documentary upon Najib Razak’s request 13 January 2024 We refer to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s response to Najib Razak who requested through his lawyers that the Netflix documentary ‘Man on…
Press Statement Rafizi’s claim that govt data must not be subjected to the PDPA is baseless, reckless and goes against the global trend 5 January 2024 We refer to the statements made 4 Jan 2024 by Economics Minister Rafizi Ramli in relation to the PADU scheme, that there is no need to…
Press Statement Launch of PADU before amending PDPA 2010 exposes the public to loss and damage from data breach, leaks, scams and other abuses 4 January 2024 We refer to the controversial release of the Pangkalan Data Utama (PADU) platform by the government to centralize information from different government agencies. Whilst…
Press Statement Arrest of 171 Bangladeshis who were attempting to lodge police report is a wrongful exercise of police powers and in breach of Anti-trafficking laws 27 December 2023 We refer to the news reports on Monday stating that 171 Bangladeshis were arrested in Johor after they marched to the police station to try…
Press Statement Proposal by Bersatu MP to amend the Constitution to limit the position of Prime Minister to Malays is textbook racism & unconstitutional 15 December 2023 We refer to the statement made by yesterday by Machang MP and Bersatu Youth Chief Wan Ahmad Fayshal where he suggested that the government…
Press Statement Withdraw high-handed police probe on Lim Kit Siang & drop unwarranted charges against Jay Jay Dennis 13 December 2023 We refer to the ongoing police investigation against Lim Kit Siang who was called to give a statement to the police regarding his remark that the Malaysian Constitution does not…
Press Statement Home Minister’s defence of immigration officer for abusing a person for inability to speak BM is high-handed & unacceptable 6 December 2023 We refer to the statement by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution on 4th December 2023 where he defended an immigration officer who mistreated a person for her inability to speak Malay…
Press Statement The Sedition charge against opposition politician Razali Idris is in outright breach of PH and Anwar’s promise to repeal the Sedition Act 1948 25 November 2023 We refer to the charge under section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 brought against Bersatu Information Chief (ADUN Kijal), Razali Idris, at Kuala…
Press Statement Home Minister Saifuddin’s citizenship amendments will massively increase the backlog of citizenship applications and punish stateless children 9 November 2023 We refer to Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution’s statement yesterday in which he claims that he is “all for resolving the issue of stateless children” and that “his approach is to facilitate applicants,…
KENYATAAN MEDIA Pembelaan Menteri Dalam Negeri Saifuddin Nasution terhadap pindaan kontroversi undang-undang kewarganegaraan adalah tindakan kejam yang mengabaikan kanak-kanak terbiar dan mereka yang ketiadanegaraan (stateless) di Malaysia 2 November 2023 Kami merujuk kepada kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri Saifuddin Nasution di Parlimen semalam di mana beliau mempertahankan cadangan pindaan-pindaan kepada…
Press Statement Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution’s defence of the controversial citizenship amendments is indefensible and an act of cruelty to abandoned children & stateless M’sians 2 November 2023 We refer to the statement made by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution in parliament yesterday in which he defended the proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution relating…
Press Statement The arrest of Ruslin Abdullah for criticizing government failures is a serious threat to civil liberties in Malaysia 1 November 2023 It is reported that activist Ruslin Abdullah was detained by police on 30th October 2023 and remanded for 3 days for “investigation” over a social media posting on…