Press Statement Bukit Aman should not interfere in govt policy on the usage of the death penalty 13 June 2022 We refer to the statement made by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Director, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay yesterday in which he suggested that the possession of 15 grammes of syabu should be…
Press Statement Home minister’s initiative on statelessness must be made effective by new procedures and mechanisms 17 December 2020 We refer to the recent statement by the Home Minister that his ministry will be giving stateless persons one year to make an application for citizenship. We have long called for serious and effective…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has dismissed the judicial review bid by Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah challenging on her travel ban, ruling that it is not reviewable. Justice Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad held that the decisions of the Immigration director-general and Home Minister in imposing travel bans were not reviewable as stipulated under…
An “anti-Bersih” rally will go ahead on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur with an expected heavy police presence. KUALA LUMPUR: A”red shirt” rally that has sparked fears of ethnic clashes is expected to go ahead on Wednesday (Sep 16) amid a high police presence, after organisers confirmed a venue. The National Silat Federation (Pesaka) received the…
The area around Dataran Merdeka is filled with Bersih 4 participants. The rally ends officially at midnight. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, August 30, 2015. The Bersih 4 rally ended at the stroke of midnight with the singing of Negaraku and chants of “Merdeka” but Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih…
The organisers of the #TangkapNajib rally today, which witnessed the detention of 29 individuals, have questioned if the police can be trusted after the latter broke their promises with the slew of arrests. The police allegedly began arresting three activists yesterday despite promising to invite them only for negotiations, and then proceeded to arrest 29…
Press statement Misleading and disingenuous to insist on Whistleblower Protection Act 25 July 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the IGP’s statement regarding whistleblowing through improper channels and insisted that whistleblowers are only protected by law if they go through the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). This is misleading and disingenuous to say the…
The Shah Alam High Court today found Putrajaya and the police liable for the unlawful shooting of a container equipment operator six years ago and awarded him RM30,000 in costs. Judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah said it was unreasonable for police constable Mohd Bukhari Mat Noh to shoot Shahril Azlan Ahmad Kamil as there was no…
KUALA LUMPUR: Cartoonist Zunar has claimed trial to nine charges of sedition for allegedly insulting the judiciary in tweets made regarding Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction in the Sodomy 2 case. Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, 53, better known as Zunar, was charged before the Sessions Court with publishing seditious tweets through the account @zunarkartunis at 3pm…