LFL: Hentikan pemburuan, perbuatan biadap bukanlah satu jenayah

Kenyataan Akhbar 3 September 2015 Hentikan pemburuan, perbuatan biadap bukanlah satu jenayah   Lawyers for Liberty memandang dengan kebimbangan ke atas cubaan demi cubaan untuk menjenayahkan beberapa orang peserta Bersih 4 yang telah ditangkap gambar sedang memijak foto Perdana Menteri dan Presiden Pas Hadi Awang.   Walaupun perbuatan itu mungkin dikatakan biadab, ia bukan sesuatu…

LFL: Stop the witch-hunt, being rude is not a crime

Press Statement 3 September Stop the witch-hunt, being rude is not a crime Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the concerted attempts made to criminalise some Bersih 4 participants who were photographed stepping on a picture of the Prime Minister and Pas President Hadi Awang.   While the act itself may be rude, it…

LFL: Penyalahgunaan kuasa dalam penangkapan besar-besaran dan penahanan di Rumah Api

Kenyataan Akhbar 2 September 2015 Penyalahgunaan kuasa dalam penangkapan besar-besaran dan penahanan di Rumah Api   Lawyers for Liberty terkejut dan kesal dengan serbuan polis di pentas muzik independen Rumah Api semasa acara ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ pada malam sebelum #Bersih4 di mana lebih daripada seratus orang termasuk pemilik pentas, ahli-ahli band dan penonton gig…

LFL : Mudahcarakan Bersih 4.0, usah gembar-gemburkan dakwaan

Kenyataan Akhbar 22 Ogos 2015 Mudahcarakan Bersih 4.0, usah gembar-gemburkan dakwaan Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan terhadap reaksi keterlaluan dan tidak membantu pihak berkuasa ke atas perhimpunan Bersih 4.0 akan datang pada 28 dan 29 Ogos. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nur Jazlan, Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan Tengku Adnan, DBKL, dan juga polis antara lainnya, tidak…

LFL: Facilitate Bersih 4.0, not make exaggerated claims

Press Statement 22 August 2015 Facilitate Bersih 4.0, not make exaggerated claims Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the authorities’ exaggerated and unhelpful reaction to the upcoming Bersih 4.0 rally on 28 and 29 August. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, DBKL, the police among others, should not feign ignorance…

LFL: Investigating the PM and the rule of law

Press Statement Investigating the PM and the rule of law 18 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Abdul Rahman Dahlan, BN’s Strategic Communications Director’s interview in The Star Online, “Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, that raised a number of contentious matters regarding the 1MDB scandal.…

LFL: Siasatan Terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kedaulatan Undang Undang

Kenyataan Akhbar Siasatan Terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kedaulatan Undang Undang 18 Ogos 2015   Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan temu ramah Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Pengarah Komunikasi Strategik BN di dalam The Star Online,“Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, yang telah menimbulkan beberapa perkara kontroversial berkaitan skandal 1MDB.   Khususnya,…

LFL: As prisoner of conscience, Anwar deserves better treatment

Press Statement As prisoner of conscience, Anwar deserves better treatment 10 August 2015 Today is Anwar Ibrahim’s 68th birthday and the 182nd day spent as a prisoner of conscience in Sungai Buloh Prison. On 10 February 2015, the Federal Court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment for a preposterous sodomy charge, after a trial and appeal process that was…

LFL: Gani Patail’s removal as AG reckless and unconstitutional

Press Statement Gani Patail’s removal as AG reckless and unconstitutional 28 July 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the sudden removal of Attorney General Gani Patail by the Prime Minister in a wide ranging reshuffling move that included members of his Cabinet. While it may be the PM’s prerogative to appoint and remove…

LFL: MCMC’s blocking of Sarawak Report is crude and backward

Press Statement MCMC’s blocking of Sarawak Report is crude and backward 20 July 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) order to block Sarawak Report’s website, on the ground of ‘national stability’ for publishing ‘unverified’ news that were pending investigations.   Although MCMC does not refer to Sarawak Report’s…