Press Statement 13 May 2015 Malaysia must not deport refugees arriving by boats or turn them away at sea Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern recent reports of hundreds and even thousands of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants who have arrived by boats on Malaysian shores or who were still stranded at sea. We…
Press Statement Magistrate’s Court order banning May Day rally in Kota Kinabalu unlawful and ultra vires 28 April 2015 Lawyers for Liberty is appalled that the Sabah police has obtained a Magistrate’s Court order to ban a rally organised by Bersih 2.0 for May Day in Kota Kinabalu. The shockingly wide and arbitrary Magistrate’s Court…
LFL Press Statement Taman Medan church protesters should not be investigated under the Sedition Act 21 April 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the recent protest in Taman Medan against a church for displaying a cross on its outer premises. The protest, led by Umno members including the IGP’s brother Abdullah Abu Bakar…
Press Statement Amendments will make the already draconian Sedition Act far worse 7 April 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the amendment bill to the Sedition Act 1948 which was only revealed to members of Parliament today despite its manifest importance but like many other bills, leaves little room and time for meaningful…
Press Statement TMI raid and arrest, a most serious assault on freedom of the press 31 March 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the police raid on The Malaysian Insider and arrest of its editors Lionel Morais, Zulkifli Sulong and Amin Shah Iskandar for investigation under the Sedition Act and the Communications and…
Press Statement The Prevention of Terrorism Act will only lead to abuse of power and injustice 30 March 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2015 tabled in Parliament today that provided for wide and arbitrary powers of arrest and detention by the police and detention without trial by…
Press Statement 10-month jail sentence against Perak protestors harsh and disproportionate 18 March 2015 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked at the 10-month jail sentence and RM5,000 fine imposed on 13 pro-democracy activists at the Court of Appeal today for protesting against the swearing in of Zambry Abdul Kadir as Menteri Besar of Perak in 2009.…
LFL Press Statement 4 March 2015 Peaceful assembly is not an offence under the Peaceful Assembly Act or any other laws Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled by Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainol Samah’s announcement that this Saturday’s “Kita Lawan” rally was “illegal” and warned that it was in breach of the Peaceful…
Press Statement 24 February 2015 The judiciary must not fear or resent public criticism Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the widespread use of the Sedition Act and Penal Code to stifle public criticism and protest against the recent Federal Court verdict convicting Anwar Ibrahim. Justice is not a cloistered virtue and the verdict…
The AG must admonish and revoke Shafee’s appointment as ad hoc DPP Press Statement 18 Februari 2015 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and disgusted by Shafee Abdullah’s continuous attack against Anwar Ibrahim since his conviction on 10 February by giving a series of widely published interviews and cumulating in yesterday’s X-rated and vile forum organised…
The IGP should not be Twitter police Press Statement 13 February 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the IGP’s self-appointed role as Twitter police – patrolling and being trigger happy on Twittersphere, deciding on a whim what can or cannot be published and coming down hard on opposition and dissidents. What is more…
Impose a permanent moratorium on death penalty in order to extradite Sirul from Australia Press Statement 27 January 2015 In light of the death penalty controversy surrounding Australia’s inability to extradite convicted killer Sirul Azhar Umar to Malaysia unless there is written assurance from the Malaysian government not to subject him to the death penalty…
Press Statement 26 January 2015 Inquire into the root causes of extremism and militancy instead of reviving the ISA Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi’s remarks that the new anti-terrorism bill, to be tabled at the next Parliament session in March, was necessary to curb terrorist activities in the…
I refer to IGP Khalid Abu Bakar’s tweet on 10 January 2015 which said that I ought to be investigated under the Sedition Act for my tweet on Jakim and further attaching a closed up picture of my face with the word “Biadap”. The IGP’s tweet came following a Twitter campaign by pro-Umno cyber-troopers and…
LFL Press Statement 8 January 2015 3 month jail contempt sentence for blogger, excessive and disproportionate Lawyers for Liberty condemns the excessive and disproportionate three month jail sentence that was affirmed by the Federal Court today, on blogger Amizudin Ahmat for breaching a High Court order when he published on his blog 11 articles on…