Court backtracks, now says punishing rally organisers legal

The Court of Appeal today ruled that a provision in the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) that punishes organisers for holding assemblies is constitutional. A three-man bench chaired by Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif said Section 9(5) of the PAA, which provides for a fine of up to RM10,000, did not run foul of Article…

‘Red shirt’ rally to go ahead in KL despite fears of clashes

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…

Bar to go after those meddling in 1MDB probe

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar will initiate legal action against public officers who interfered in investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Its president Steven Thiru said the Bar was mandated under the Legal Profession Act to uphold the law. He said one possible action was the tort of abuse of power or misfeasance in public…

Anwar now limited to meeting lawyers an hour a week, reps complain

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 ― The Home Ministry is imposing “unconstitutional” restrictions on the jailed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim including limiting him to meeting lawyers no more than an hour each week, his family and legal representatives claimed today. One of Anwar’s lawyers, Latheefa Koya, said the restricted access to legal counsel also comes during…

Maria Chin among 9 charged with illegal assembly, sedition

Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah and seven others today pleaded not guilty for participating in the #KitaLawan rallies held earlier this year. Chin, Jingga 13 chairman Mohd Fariz Musa, Bersih 2.0 secretariat manager Mandeep Singh, Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, activist Adam Adli Abd Halim, Teja statesman Chang Lih Kang, Batu MP special…

LFL: Persoalan motif dan kebaikan membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh

Kenyataan Akhbar Persoalan motif dan kebaikan membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh 13 Ogos 2015   Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan rancangan kerajaan untuk membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh dalam masa tiga tahun akan datang. Secara terang terangan, pengurusan, polisi dan undang–undang pekerja asing memerlukan perhatian serius serta pembaharuan setelah berdekad bergelumang dengan…

Bukit Aman confirms raid on MACC prosecutor’s office

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Bukit Aman confirmed today that a raid was conducted last night on the office of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi. According to The Star Online, however, the Special Branch unit was not involved in the raid as reported. “We are not involved as the…

High Court rejects stateless boy’s bid for citizenship

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The High Court here today dismissed a stateless boy’s application for a judicial review against the government’s decision to deny him Malaysian citizenship. Judge Datuk Asmabi Mohamad said the boy’s mother was a Thai citizen and he should therefore adopt her nationality, when dismissing the application with costs. “In the…

High Court rejects stateless child’s attempt at citizenship

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The High Court rejected today a father and his adopted son’s attempt to apply for the child’s citizenship, alleging that they had not exhausted all attempts to prove the child is stateless. Under Schedule 2 Part 2 of Article 14 (1) (b) section 1 (e) of the Federal Constitution, citizenship…

Man loses suit against cops over issue of wrong identity

KUALA LUMPUR: A self-employed man has lost his RM2mil civil claim against the police and the Government for wrongfully identifying his attacker during a Bersih rally in 2007. Aleyasak Hamid @ Hassan, 39, had claimed that he was attacked by Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel during a protest rally in Jalan Tun Perak on Nov…

Court of Appeal upholds RM318,000 award over wrongful police shooting

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The Court of Appeal upheld today a lower court verdict that awarded about RM318,000 to a woman who had sued the police for shooting her. According to a Malaysiakini report, Justice Datuk Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim dismissed the police’s and government’s appeal and ruled that the appellate court should not…

Sedition Act amendments passed, granting authorities wider powers

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Parliament today passed a Bill to amend the Sedition Act 1948 after a record debate, effectively granting wider jurisdiction to the authorities to take action on speech or activities that are seen as seditious in nature. The Bill was passed on a simple majority following a voice vote at 2.30am,…