Three born in Malaysia finally get citizenship

The legal action over citizenship filed by three Malaysian-born Indians against the government finally came to an end after both parties resolved the matter in the High Court today. The parties recorded the consent settlement in chambers before Judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof. Counsel Eric Paulsen and Latheefa Koya, who acted for S. Letchumy and her…

30-year-old stateless battle comes to an end for Letchumy

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 6): It has been a 30-year-old wearying battle for Letchumy Suppiah, a Malaysian born, who has been fighting to be recognised as the citizen of this country along with her two daughters. And today, her decades of struggle – including a legal remedy – had finally paid off as the National Registration Department…

Parental consent required, says lawyer

Parents … if your children have been questioned by police without your consent or without you being present, sue them. Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights coordinator Edmund Bon said parents should do so for the arbitrary and unlawful interference in the lives and privacy of their children. “They should also sue (to claim)…

Oct 16, 17 set for Tian Chua’s sedition trial

KUALA LUMPUR: A Sessions Court here has fixed Oct 16 and 17 for the trial of PKR vice-president Chua Tian Chang, who is charged with sedition over his statement linking the Government to the Lahad Datu intrusion. Judge Norsharidah Awang fixed the date in chambers Wednesday after meeting deputy public prosecutor Mohd Farizul Hassan and…

Lawyer: Pak Samad held for sedition, freed this morning

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — National laureate Datuk A. Samad Said was arrested and questioned for sedition late last night for allegedly flying the Sang Saka Malaya flag on the eve of Merdeka celebrations at Dataran Merdeka, according to his lawyer Latheefa Koya. Latheefa said Samad, known popularly as Pak Samad, was picked up by…

Gangs to be gazetted in attempts to curb crime

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 26, 2013): Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced yesterday that gangs involved in syndicated crimes will be “gazetted” in an attempt to curb the mounting use of fireams. “The move is necessary so that the public are informed on the number of gangs involved as the police force attempts to clamp…

Fearing abuse of old anti-crime law, NGO demands ‘modern’ UK law

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The police should look to the more “modern” Serious Organised Crimes Agency (SOCA) used by the UK to bring down criminals, lobby group Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) said today as pressure mounts on the authorities to check the crime rate. The group voiced its fears that the “regressive and archaic”…

Nik Nazmi applies to strike out Black 505 Rally charge

SHAH ALAM (Aug 19): Selangor Deputy Speaker Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today filed an application to strike out his criminal charge under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for organising the Black 505 Rally. The application was filed through his lawyers Eric Paulsen and Syahredzan Johan at the High Court here this morning. The lawyers said…

DPP requests collective sedition hearing

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20, 2013): The sessions court here has set Sept 13 for case management of the sedition trial of PKR vice-president Tian Chua and five other activists who were alleged to have committed the offence at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on May 13. Judge Norsharidah Awang made the…

Chegubard among 33 exempted from court attendance

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has exempted 33 people charged with unlawful assembly in Jalan Parlimen from attending court for the setting of case management dates leading up to their trial. Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah allowed an application by counsel Latheefa Koya for the exemption, after she requested it on the grounds that there…

Stateless issue: Response is positive, will be resolved soon

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Human rights counsel Eric Paulsen says the government has responded “positively” in a case involving three stateless women. Letchumy Suppiah, 70 and her daughters Mala Kothandu, 45, and Sarojini Kothandu, 33, are seeking a court order to compel the National Registration Department (NRD) to issue them with blue identity cards or…