A tearful Salmah speaks to reporters outside the Damansara police station, May 15, 2011. — Pictures by Choo Choy May PETALING JAYA, May 15 — The family of Johari Abu Bakar have demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 17-year-old’s shooting, accusing the police today of giving inconsistent accounts of the incident. The…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has called on the Inspector-General of Police to stop the harassment of lawyers who wanted to meet their clients. Its president Lim Chee Wee cited a lawyer’s claim about an officer making references to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to threaten her. He said Fadiah Nadwa Fikri claimed that when…
Don’t repeat mistake, DBKL told PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) secretary-general S Arutchelvan called upon the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) not to demolish the houses in Ladang Bukit Jalil till the case is settled in court.This would ensure that the former estate residents do not suffer the same fate as the 2,000 villagers…
The Malaysian Bar is outraged to learn of the police’s recent coercive and strong-arm tactics, whereby police personnel threatened a Member of the Bar, and impeded her from executing her professional duties effectively. According to the lawyer, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, when she finally gained access to meet her client at the Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah…
We are surprised that on 11.5.2011, Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi claimed that ” the Malaysian judiciary is free from any criticism or accusation of bias or partiality “. In fact, it is a widely known fact that nothing can be further from the truth. The reputation of the Malaysian judiciary is at its lowest…
The Migration Working Group is deeply concerned to hear about the possibility of a bilateral agreement between Australia and Malaysia in which 800 asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be transferred to Malaysia for refugee status determination in return for Australia resettling 4,000 UNHCR-recognised refugees over 4 years. Australia, as a state party…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — More than Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard has been roasted by her countrymen and media over the recent deal to swap illegal immigrants in both countries whom nobody seems to want. Australian politicians have savaged their political foe since the agreement went public last…
Residents of the contested former Bukit Jalil Estate were deeply disappointed today when the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed today their injunction against Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). The injunction aimed at preventing DBKL from demolishing their homes before a full-hearing on the status of the residents is heard.Judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof ruled that there…
The High Court delivered a blow to former Bukit Jalil estate workers, dismissing their injunction application to stop DBKL from demolishing the former estate houses. FULL REPORT KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today dismissed an application by the former Bukit Jalil estate residents for an injunction against the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which had…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia’s refugee deal with Australia has drawn harsh criticism from local leaders and pressure groups here, who claimed today the agreement is in violation of asylum seekers’ right not to be forcibly deported. Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty also voiced fears that Australia’s bid to “outsource” its international obligation…
On 7.5.2011, Australia and Malaysia announced a bilateral agreement which sought to transfer up to 800 asylum seekers who have arrived in Australia by sea to Malaysia while their asylum claims are being processed by the UNHCR. In return, Australia will resettle 4,000 refugees currently residing in Malaysia over a period of four years. While Australia’s agreement to accept…
As lawyers have complained time and time again, the PDRM just do not give a damn to any right to legal counsel. You can argue all you want that this right is enshrined in Article 5 of the Constitution or section 28A of the Criminal Procedure Code or as part of the newly launched Yayasan…
Once again, Malaysia is shamed by its human rights record even though it continues to brazenly sit on the UN Human Rights Council. This time around, Malaysia is ranked 143 out of 196 countries worldwide according to the Freedom of the Press Survey 2011 (Freedom House) released on World Press Freedom Day today. It basically…
URGENT MEDIA RELEASE: 29 APRIL 2011 SUARAM and Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) were informed by a family member of Muhamad Arif bin Abu Semah, detained under the Emergency Ordinance (EO) since 19 March 2011 that he has been tortured badly under detention. According to the family members and friends, Muhamad Arif has lost a lot…
Fadiah Nadwa Fikri http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/04/29/negara-polis-dan-kebangkitan-rakyat/ April 29, 2011 Rakyat perlu bangkit untuk mengakhiri budaya keganasan polis, kata peguam Fadiah Nadwa Fikri dari NGO Lawyers for Liberty. COMMENT Fadiah Nadwa Fikri “Dalam masa sehari semalam, Malaysia telah bertukar kepada sebuah negara polis”, itulah kata-kata yang diungkapkan Tunku Abdul Rahman berikutan Operasi Lalang yang berlaku pada tahun 1987…