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…
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…
Press Statement 21 May 2015 The police should investigate real crimes, not name-calling Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern report that the police plan to record statements from Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali and several individuals to complete investigation over Azmin who had alleged called Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar as “Barua…
Rakhine, one of the poorest and most isolated states in Myanmar, is ‘home’ to some 800,000 Rohingya, who surely count as the world’s most persecuted people. They have remained stateless for decades, with neither home nor citizenship, popping up on the world’s consciousness only when a humanitarian crisis strikes – like the ongoing reality drama…
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…
Press Statement 20 May 2015 Serious concerns on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Criminal Procedure Code amendment bill that is listed to be tabled in the current parliamentary sitting. Of utmost concern is the new sections 265A, 265B and 265C that had previously been withdrawn in…
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…
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…
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,…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prevention of Terrorism Bill (POTA) 2015 was passed without amendment at the Dewan Rakyat at about 2.25am after a debate of more than 12 hours. The bill was passed after the ninth block voting, with the final voting favouring the government when 79 members of parliament (MPs) agreeing on the bill while…
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…
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…
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…