PETALING JAYA: Batu MP Tian Chua risks being disqualified from contesting in the next elections following his conviction and sentence for insulting a police officer using foul words three years ago. The Sessions Court here fined Tian Chua, whose real name is Chua Tian Chang, RM3,000 in default three months’ jail yesterday, after finding him guilty…
Press Statement Breach of the Lockup Rules, poor medical attention and the death of Thanaseelan 27 February 2017 Today, a post-mortem was conducted on the body of Thanaseelan a/l Muniandy, 43, at the Sungai Buloh Hospital. He was arrested and detained on 22 February and died in the custody of the Bukit Sentosa Police Station,…
Press Statement Release and cease the harassment against Orang Asli protestors and journalists 24 January 2017 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at the Kelantan Forestry Department’s arrest of 16 Orang Asli protestors over their anti-logging barricades in Pos Bihai, Gua Musang and 2 journalists/documentary makers from Channel News Asia who covered the event.…
PETALING JAYA: All refugees regardless of their country of origin should be accorded the opportunity to work in Malaysia, say human rights activists. While welcoming the Government’s decision to provide training in semi-skilled areas for Rohingya in country who are UNHCR cardholders, activists say there should not be discrimination against other refugees. Tenaganita programme director…
The Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged student activist Muhammad Safwan Anang from a sedition charge brought against him by the government, over a speech he made three years ago. See the full judgment here: Muhammad Safwan Bin Anang @ Talib v Public Prosecutor
KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah Bersih chairman Jannie Lasimbang hugged her lawyer Ram Singh and supporters after she was discharged and acquitted of the charges related to last year’s Bersih rally here. Lasimbang and her supporters cheered outside the Kota Kinabalu magistrate’s court after magistrate Cindy Mc Juce Balitus made the ruling yesterday evening. The former…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today acquitted and discharged student activist Muhammad Safwan Anang from a sedition charge brought against him by the government, over a speech he made three years ago. A three-men panel today said that they also found no seditious elements based on the grounds of judgement from the Session Court which…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court said it found no proof that another panel of judges and the Prime Minister’s Office had been in contact before opposition politician Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction last February. Unanimously dismissing Anwar’s final bid to reverse his conviction and five-year jail term, the Federal Court said today there was no…
Press Statement In response to Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan’s comments on investigations against NGOs 8 December 2016 I refer to Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan’s comments that were published in Malaysiakini report “Why fear if nothing to hide, Nur Jazlan asks NGOs” on 7 December 2016. I am surprised that his initial response to…
Press Statement Malaysia should recognise Rohingya as refugees 2 December 2016 While Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the Malaysian government’s stronger stance against Myanmar regarding the ongoing persecution of Rohingya in the northern Rakhine state, it should not act as though this is a new issue as they have been persecuted for decades. It was only…
Press Statement Protect the Orang Asli and their rights, not oppress them further 30 November 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled by the Kelantan State Forestry Department’s and the police’s action in arresting 41 Temiar Orang Asli protestors and breaking up their anti-logging barricades and other structures yesterday in Pos Petei near Gua Musang. To…
Download here: Landmark Court of Appeal judgment on 25 November 2016 in Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei’s constitutional challenge on the Sedition Act 1948. Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei v Kerajaan Malaysia – Judgment (CoA)
PUTRAJAYA: In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that Section 3(3) of the Sedition Act is unconstitutional. A three-man panel chaired by Justice Lim Yee Lan said that intention must be proved in every sedition case. Justice Varghese George Varughese read the judgement during proceedings Friday. He said Section 3(3) was in…
Press Statement Rafizi Ramli’s 18 months’ imprisonment sentence harsh and excessive 14 November 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is appalled at the18 months’ imprisonment sentence imposed on MP Rafizi Ramli by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today for breaching the Official Secrets Act 1972 when he revealed excerpts from the Auditor General’s Report on the misuse…
Last Friday, I received a telephone call from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) chapter of the Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) to inform me that my invitation to speak at their national conference on Sunday had been abruptly cancelled by the UKM administration, apparently on the account that I was “controversial”. I had been scheduled…