Press Statement The NSC Act 2016 should be suspended pending further consultation 27 July 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled that the controversial National Security Council Act 2016 has been gazetted to come into force on 1 August 2016 despite very serious concerns raised by civil society, lawyers, elected representatives and even the…
Press Statement The Attorney-General should not lead the prosecution against Lim Guan Eng 11 July 2016 On 30 June 2016, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was charged under section 23 of the MACC Act and section 165 of the Penal Code over the alleged corrupt purchase of a house. Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali led…
Press Statement Growing anti-vaccination movement poses a serious threat to public health and safety in Malaysia 28 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with serious concern the growing opposition to vaccination and the threat it poses to the public health and safety of everyone in the country and even beyond in today’s globalised world. The…
Press Statement Parliamentary statistics on deaths in police custody raises more questions 23 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with concern the statistics on deaths in police custody that were forwarded to MP N. Surendran in answer to his question during the recent parliamentary session. He had posed a question on the number of custodial…
Press Statement NSC Act a defiance of the Rulers, the people and the Federal Constitution 9 June 2016 The #TakNakDiktator Coalition is appalled that the government has bulldozed the National Security Council (NSC) Bill 2015 and gazetted it as law on 7 June 2016 despite the very serious concerns raised by many parties including the…
Press Statement Net freedom coalition condemns arrests under the CMA 6 June 2016 We, the coalition members of Net Merdeka, are greatly concerned with the recent string of arrests for alleged offences under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998. Between 25 and 31 May, individuals from different parts of the country…
Press Statement Police must refocus their resources to prevent sexual crimes against children 3 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked at news reports of Richard Huckle, currently undergoing sentencing hearing in the UK over charges of sexually abusing children, many of them believed to be from poor communities in Kuala Lumpur. It was also…
Press Statement Independence of the Malaysian Bar under serious threat from proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act 1 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the government’s wide ranging proposal to amend the Legal Profession Act 1976 as a serious threat to the independence of the Malaysian Bar. The proposed amendments reportedly are…
Press Statement Serious concerns on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code 18 May 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Criminal Procedure Code amendment bill that is listed to be tabled in the current parliamentary sitting. Of utmost concern is the new sections 265A, 265B and 265C that had previously been…
Press Statement The EAIC’s report into Dharmendran’s death is an urgent reminder for the government to implement the IPCMC 29 April 2016 On 28 April 2016, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) released its investigative report into the death of N. Dharmendran on what must be one of the most shocking custodial death in recent…
Press Statement Prosecute the police personnel responsible for the custodial death of Karuna Nithi 20 April 2016 Today, the Seremban Coroner Court delivered the verdict by Dato’ Jagjit Singh a/l Bant Singh after further evidence was introduced in the re-opened inquest into the death of Karuna Nithi a/l Palani Velu at the Tampin police…
Press Statement Stop misusing the OSA and drop all investigations against Rafizi Ramli 6 April 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at Rafizi Ramli’s arrest outside Parliament gates yesterday for breaching the Official Secrets Act 1972 when he allegedly revealed excerpts from the Auditor General’s Report on the misuse of the Armed…
Press Statement Investigation into lawyers’ AGM motion a serious attack on the independence of the Bar 29 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the sedition investigation against three lawyers who submitted a motion to discuss Attorney-General Mohamad Apandi Ali’s refusal to prosecute Prime Minister Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal and…
Press Statement The IGP should do the honourable thing and resign after Aminulrasyid’s verdict 25 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the High Court verdict yesterday in the civil suit by the family members of Aminulrasyid Amzah, who was shot dead by the police on 26 April 2010, when he was just 14 years…
Press Statement Government should embrace the Internet, not impose more restrictions to stifle news portals and blogs 23 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Communications and Multimedia Ministry’s proposal for online news portals and political blogs to be registered with the government, thus effectively restricting further the ever-shrinking democratic space…