Reporters Without Borders is disappointed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s ruling today in the civil suit that Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, the political cartoonist better known as Zunar, brought against the Malaysian authorities. The suit accused them of acting illegally and causing him material losses in September 2010 by arresting him and confiscating copies of…
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The High Court here today ruled that the arrest and detention of cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaqur, popularly known as Zunar, by police two years ago was lawful. However, Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera said the seizure of 66 of his books and a painting was unlawful. The court…
Press Statement Although Lawyers for Liberty welcomes part of the High Court’s decision today in ruling that the seizure of 66 copies of Zunar’s “Cartoon-o-phobia” political cartoon books and a collage depicting the Prime Minister and his wife was unlawful and a clear violation of Zunar’s right to livelihood as protected by Article 5 of…
It was revealed on the weekend that a 34-year-old woman was picked up by police in Malaysia earlier this month, after 1 kilo of methamphetamine was allegedly found in a car she was in. The arrest of another Australian in Malaysia has refocussed attention on the country’s mandatory death penalty for drug offences. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/malaysia-death-penalty/4162958
KUALA LUMPUR THE Kuala Lumpur High Court decision on the status of Bersih has a lot of repercussions, but allowing more assemblies is not one of them. Lawyers For Liberty co-ordinator Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said the government has to bear responsibility to the damage and injuries caused to the coalition for free and fair elections, as…
KUALA LUMPUR: Isteri mangsa ISA, Nunurheni Onim (gambar kiri) membuat laporan polis ekoran tindakan polis Bukit Aman yang mengugut beliau. Nunurheni Onim, Isteri kepada Radzali Kassan, ditemani oleh Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) bagi membuat laporan polis itu. Polis Bukit Aman mengugut beliau sebelum ini dengan meminta agar Puan Nunurheni menarik balik laporan polis yang dibuatnya…
Peguam Lawyers For Liberty (LFL), Afiq M. Nor yang menziarahi tahanan ISA pada hari ini, mengesahkan kepadaMerdekaReview bahawa tahanan telah menamatkan mogok lapar dua hari yang lalu, lantaran “badan lemah”. Di samping itu, Afiq juga mengesahkan bahawa tahanan Razali Kassan dipukul dan diludah pegawai penjara dalam Kem Tahanan Kamunting. Ketika dihubungi MerdekaReview, Afiq berkata dirinya bersama Farhana Halim, seorang…
A student claimed that he was beaten up by the police and accused of possessing a ‘mysterious bag’ which contained government property PETALING JAYA: A 17-year-old boy yesterday accused the police of beating him up over the the alleged possession of a mysterious bag which was said to have contained a police handgun. C Thiagaraj,…
Malaysian Razali Kasan was taken to hospital for treatment as he was too weak to continue fasting. KUALA LUMPUR: One Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee who was on hunger strike has been forced to call off his protest as he was too weak. Malaysian Razali Kasan, who started his hunger strike last Thursday, was…
The detainees are on hunger strike as they want information from the Home Ministry on when they would be released. KUALA LUMPUR: Seven more detainees held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have joined in the hunger strike at Kamunting camp demanding their release. The seven have joined Malaysians Mohd Fadzullah Abdul Razak and…
More detainees may join in a hunger strike by the end of the month, according to the Abolish ISA Movement. KUALA LUMPUR: Charge all the 45 prisoners detained in Kamunting under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in court or release them immediately, said Abolish ISA Movement (GMI). Its chairman, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, said…
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21, 2012): Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris’ (UPSI) student Adam Adli Abdul Halim today obtained permission from the High Court to challenge the university’s decision to suspend him for allegedly breaking its regulations. Judge Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim granted leave for a judicial review filed by Adam Adli after hearing submissions from both…
Witness Linus Chung is unhappy over the manner in which he was called in for questioning, saying it was an attempt to intimidate. VIDEO INSIDE KUALA LUMPUR: A filmmaker who shot a video of a group of policemen assaulting a Bersih supporter was called in for questioning today. Linus Chung Yao Fui, 32, was however,…
The two Malaysians are still in the dark over their fate despite the repealing of the ISA. PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysians detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kamunting have resumed their hunger strike in protest against the lack of progress over their release. Although the ISA has been repealed and replaced with…
Families of slain robbery trio allege police high-handedness Location: KUALA LUMPUR DEVASTATED: Laila, who is with her baby girl, could not control her emotions during the press conference — Pic: Arif Kartono THE parents of two brothers and another suspect gunned down in a shoot-out with police in Taman Billion, Cheras, on April 14 have alleged…