KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): A criminal investigation officer confirmed today that a man who was killed in a controversial police shooting case in Ampang last year was carrying a weapon. ASP Jaswent Singh told the inquest into the death of D Dinesh that the deceased, who was shot by police on suspicion of being involved…
An unemployed woman told the High Court today that police intentionally shot her during a car chase four years ago. Norizan Salleh, 33, who is pregnant and due next month, also said she overheard a policeman saying that she and her three friends in the car would have been dead if the incident had not…
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…
Press Statement Lawyers for Liberty is appalled at the conviction and two-year jail sentence of 13 pro-democracy protestors at the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court yesterday for protesting against the swearing in of Zambry Abdul Kadir as Menteri Besar of Perak and the formation of a new “illegitimate” Perak government four years ago. To compound matters,…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Nine individuals, including one PKR and six MIC Youth leaders, have been arrested so far in this morning’s standoff with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) over an allegedly “illegal” demolition of the 101-year-old Hindu temple on Jalan P. Ramlee. Temple lawyer N. Surendran also alleged that “three or four gangsters”,…
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…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Sept 26 for decision on an application by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PRK) vice-president Tian Chua to strike out a sedition charge against him over his statements on the intrusion incident in Lahad Datu, Sabah. Judge Datuk Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah set the date after hearing submissions…
Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the recent decision by the police to use the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (PROCA) as a measure to deal with the escalation of serious and organised crimes. PROCA allows for the detention of any persons for police investigation up to a maximum of 72 days under remand…
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”…
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…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Putrajaya’s unprecedented move to strip a Singaporean man of his permanent residence (PR) status for allowing a group of Buddhist tourists to meditate in a Muslim prayer room at his resort, was excessive and unnecessary, several lawyers said today. The lawyers also warned the federal government that it had set…