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Press Statement   Anwar Ibrahim being a former victim of custodial abuse must intervene in Home Minister’s refusal to review SOSMA   16 December 2022   We refer to the statement made by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution yesterday in which he defended his stance in not reviewing the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (“SOSMA”).…

Press Statement   PH-led new government cannot retain & defend the draconian SOSMA which as Opposition they voted against in Parliament earlier this year   14 December 2022   We refer to the statement made by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution yesterday in which he stated that the government has no intention of reviewing the Security…

Press Statement   The new Home Minister’s outright rejection of allegations of abuse in Kimanis Detention Centre is unacceptable & similar to denials by former Home Ministers   12 December 2022   We refer to the statement made by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution on 9 December 2022, in which he said that it is “unfair”…

Press Statement Unacceptable and appalling for the new government to permit police probes on Fahmi Reza’s Kelas Demokrasi 8 December 2022   We refer to the reports yesterday that four Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) students were called in for questioning by the police in relation to their involvement in activist Fahmi Reza’s Kelas Demokrasi held…

Press Statement Saifuddin Nasution is wrong, Fahmi Fadzil confirmed Anwar’s order to probe those who called him an Israeli agent 2 December 2022   We refer to the statement issued on 1st December 2022 by PKR’s secretary-general, Saifuddin Nasution denying that the Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, had ordered a police probe against Baling MP Hassan…

Press Statement   New government must entirely remove the power of PM to advise King on appointment of judges by amending Article 122B of the Constitution   1 December 2022   We refer to the statement released by the Conference of Rulers yesterday which proposed the removal of the Prime Minister’s power to appoint the…

Press Statement New government must not use police powers against those who criticise or insult the Prime Minister 30 November 2022   We refer to the statement by PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil on 28 November 2022 whereby he stated that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, has directed the police to open investigations on individuals who…

Press Statement Malaysia is at risk of breach of international laws if it continues to deport refugees and asylum seekers 29 October 2022   We refer to the statement by the Home Minister, Hamzah Zainuddin, yesterday where he told UNCHR and human rights group not to interfere in Malaysia’s affairs in deporting Myanmar nationals back…

Press Statement MKN must immediately abandon proposal to close UNHCR office in Malaysia 9 September 2022   Rodzi Md Saad, Director-General of the National Security Council (MKN) has proposed shutting down the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ (UNHCR) office in Malaysia. According to him, the Malaysian government should instead manage refugees and undocumented migrants…

Press Statement Hamzah’s threat against the public for recording or live-streaming police during raid/arrest is unlawful & an abuse of power 2 August 2022   We refer to the written reply given by the Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin in Parliament in which he claimed that the act of recording videos or live broadcast of police…

Press Statement   Inquests must be held into the deaths of 6 children and others in Immigration Depots   22 July 2022   We refer to the statement to Parliament by Home Minister, Hamzah Zainuddin, on 20 July 2022, in which he disclosed that there have been 298 deaths, which includes 6 children, in Immigration…

Press Statement Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin is unlawfully punishing innocent children for non-registration of their parents’ marriage 16 July 2022   We refer to the statements made by Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin on 13th and 15th July 2022 where he warned the rakyat to register their marriages to ensure their children are not denied citizenship.…

Press Statement Singapore must halt 7th July 2022 execution of M’sian citizen Kalwant Singh a/l Jogindar Singh 30 June 2022   Malaysian citizen Kalwant Singh a/l Jogindar Singh has been scheduled to hang next Thursday, 7th July 2022 at Singapore’s notorious Changi prison. He was convicted and sentenced to death on 24th October 2013 for…

Press Statement Legalising undocumented workers is not “stupid” as suggested by Minister M Saravanan 21 June 2022   We refer to the recent statement issued by the Human Resources Minister, M Saravanan, that legalising undocumented migrants for the workforce is a “stupid” idea.   This is outrageous and disappointing to say the least, as the…