Lawyers for Liberty views with disbelief Special Implementation Taskforce chairman Siva Subramaniam’s statement reported in Free Malaysia Today (“Ministry adds on to stateless problem”, 23 January 2013) that seemed to suggest that Prime Minister Najib Razak and the National Registration Department (NRD) were doing a good job in addressing statelessness affecting the Indian community while…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Suspected car thief K. Kugan was beaten while in custody, a policeman who witnessed the assault told the High Court today, but confessed that he had failed to record the incident in the station diary as he had not expected the man to die as a result. Lance Corporal Mohd…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has granted leave for three Malaysian-born Indians to proceed with a judicial review over their failure to obtain MyKad. Justice Zaleha Yusof made the order after meeting counsel Latheefa Koya who acted for applicants S. Letchumy and her daughters K. Sarojini and K. Mala and Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul…
PETALING JAYA (Jan 2, 2013): The legal fraternity has called for the establishment of a coroner’s court in Malaysia in a bid for structural reform of inquests. Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said such a court would be able to focus on identifying the deceased and ascertaining the circumstances of death. “Recent enquiries into…
Lawyers for Liberty fully supports the protest at the National Registration Department (NRD) in Putrajaya today by the Malaysian stateless, mainly from the Indian community for their lack of recognition and documentation as citizens. One should not be distracted by the controversy over the actual number as statelessness is normally a hidden phenomenon and…
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10, 2012): A 69-year-old woman and her two daughters filed a judicial review application at the High Court registry here today seeking a declaration that they are Malaysian citizens. The trio – S. Letchumy and her daughters K. Sarojini and K. Mala – are also seeking a court order, or mandamus, to…
KUALA LUMPUR STATELESS: Sarojini’s marriage is not recognised legally. THREE members of a family filed a suit against the National Registration Department (NRD), Home Ministry and the Malaysian government today at the Jalan Duta High Court for rendering them stateless. Letchumy Suppiah, 69, and her two daughters, Mala Kothandu, 34, and Sarojini Kothandu, 32, are seeking…
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Dis — Keputusan mahkamah membebaskan Korporal Jenain Subi daripada tuduhan menyebabkan kematian remaja lelaki berumur 15 tahun, Aminulrasyid Amzah dibantah oleh kumpulan “Lawyers for Liberty (LFL)”, malah menggesa Peguam Negara (A-G) supaya merayu semula keputusan tersebut atas alasan wujudnya kelemahan pihak berkuasa dalam menguruskan kes tersebut. LFL menegaskan, terdapat beberapa perkara dalam…
Lawyers for Liberty is outraged with Corporal Jenain’s acquittal on appeal despite causing the death of 15 year old Aminulrasyid. We strongly urge the Attorney General to appeal against this decision immediately. There is overwhelming evidence to show why the conviction should be upheld. First, how was it possible that 21 shots…
SHAH ALAM 23 November: Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam hari ini menolak permohonan Pengarah Strategi KEADILAN, Rafizi Ramli untuk mengenepi pertuduhan di bawah Akta Perbankan dan Institusi Kewangan 1989 ke atasnya. Hakim Datuk Ghazali Cha dalam penghakimannya menyebut, permohonan itu bersifat ‘pre-matual’ atau terlalu awal untuk dikatakan sebagai berniat jahat (mala fide) dan sepatutnya dilakukan ketika…
SHAH ALAM, Nov 23 — PKR’s Rafizi Ramli will have to stand trial for violating banking laws in blowing the whistle on the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) project after the High Court rejected today his bid to strike out the charges. High Court judge Datuk Ghazali Cha ruled that the whistleblower was too premature in…
PETALING JAYA: The family of the late R Kumar Rajah lodged a police report at the Dang Wangi police station against the Kajang Prison authorities for criminal medical negligence. R Kumar Rajah, 27, had complained of severe stomach pain for three days and was only given pain killers. He died on Oct 29 in his…
SHAH ALAM 19 November: Sebarang bentuk penyelewengan dan penipuan tidak perlu dirahsia serta wajar didedah dan tindakan dikenakan ke atas yang didakwa hendaklah tidak bersifat selektif, kata Sivarasa Rasiah. Demikian hujah peguam kepada Pengarah Strategi KEADILAN, Rafizi Ramli itu pada pendengaran permohonan anak guamnya untuk membatalkan tuduhan di bawah Akta Perbankan dan Institusi Kewangan 1989…
The criminal charges against the NFCorp chairman meant he would gain no protection from the BAFIA’s provisions, Rafizi’s lawyer argued. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 ― An individual automatically loses his right to banking confidentiality once he is charged with committing a criminal offence, a Shah Alam High Court hearing Rafizi Ramli’s application…
KUALA LUMPUR: A movement fighting against what it calls “state violence” is planning to hold a mass rally early next month as part of its campaign for accountability on unexplained deaths linked to the authorities. The group, endorsed by 34 rights groups, held a public forum last night, officiating what they said would be an…