Press Statement Breach of Prison Act & denial of medical treatment caused the death of Proosothaman 28 May 2019 Yesterday, a post-mortem was conducted on the body of Proosothaman a/l Marimuthu at the Sungai Buloh Hospital. The deceased, a 25-year-old male was a remand prisoner at Sungai Buloh Prison since December 2018 when he…
Press Release: Final Appeal of the family of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman to the M’sian Govt to halt Friday’s execution in Changi prison We are the family of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman who is scheduled to be executed by Singapore for drug trafficking on Friday 24 May 2019. There is only 3 days left before our…
Press Statement Malaysian citizen Pannir Selvam scheduled for execution in S’pore on 24 May has been denied his constitutional rights 18 May 2019 On 17th May 2019, the family of Malaysian citizen Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman aged 32 were notified by Singapore that he would be executed at Changi prison the following week. …
Press Statement PH government’s deportation of Thai national at risk of persecution is similar to the BN regime’s methods 14 May 2019 On 10 May 2019, Malaysia deported Praphan Pipithnamporn back to Thailand, despite grave concerns that she will be persecuted by Thailand’s military junta, and against Malaysia’s obligations under international law. Praphan…
Home Ministry’s response to accusations of backtracking on reforms is dishonest, flimsy & similar to the former BN govt’s excuses 22 April 2019 In a statement on 20th April 2019, the Home Ministry responded to accusations of backtracking on reforms by claiming that discussions are still ongoing with the police, AGC and others to amend…
Press Statement Johor State assembly can only be dissolved by the Ruler on advice of MB or State Exco 10 April 2019 We refer to the statement of the Johor State Opposition leader Hasni Mohammad that he will seek an audience with the Ruler in order for the state assembly to be dissolved or for…
NSC Amendment Bill leaves intact the most draconian provisions of the NSC Act 2016 & is an inexcusable betrayal 9 April 2019 We refer to the National Security Council Amendment Bill 2019 which was tabled in Parliament for 1st Reading today. The government’s move to table this amendment is in direct violation of…
Press Statement Police fails to bring justice to the family of Karuna Nithi yet again 28 March 2019 We refer to the police report lodged by the brother of Karuna Nithi on 27 February 2019 for the police to open an investigation regarding Karuna Nithi’s death in custody. We were informed that the police has…
Press Release Home Ministry’s statement in Parliament blaming parents of stateless children for not registering marriage is irresponsible & against the Constitution 26 March 2019 We refer to the statement by the Deputy Home Minister Azis Jamman in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday in which the Home Ministry put the blame for stateless children on failure…
Press Release S’pore must stay execution of Michael anak Garing to consider urgent clemency petition 20 March 2019 We refer to scheduled execution of Malaysian Michael anak Garing in Changi prison on Friday 22 March 2019. Today the parents of Michael, Ensiring anak Garman and Garing anak Kanyan have sent in a clemency petition to…
Press Release S’pore must halt the execution of Sarawakian Michael ak Garing 18 March 2019 Malaysian citizen Michael anak Garing is scheduled to be hanged in Changi prison on Friday 22nd March 2019. Michael, who is a Sarawakian, was convicted of murder in 2015 by the Republic’s high court and the conviction was affirmed by…
Press Statement The Egyptians deported by Malaysian govt have disappeared and their fates are unknown 15 March 2019 We refer to Malaysia’s deportation on 5th March 2018 of 6 Egyptians back to Egypt for alleged involvement in terrorism, despite serious concern that they would be persecuted by Egypt’s military regime. Since the deportation, the…
Press Release PH Govt’s u-turn on abolition of the death penalty is unprincipled & unjustified 13 March 2019 Today the Deputy Law Minister Hanipa Maidin confirmed that the government will only repeal the mandatory death penalty for 11 offences. Apart from this, the death penalty will remain as a punishment in Malaysia. This is a…
Press Release IGP’s defence of the deportation of 5 Egyptians are based on unproven allegations 10 March 2019 The IGP in a statement today confirmed the deportation of 5 Egyptian members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The IGP claims that they aided foreign terrorist elements in the country, and are thus suspected to have committed Offences…
Press Release Appointment of former CJ to head Wang Kelian RCI raises concerns 1st March 2019 We refer to the appointment of former CJ Tun Arifin Zakaria as head of the RCI into the Wang Kelian mass killings. The Wang Kelian RCI is of great importance as it deals with mass graves and cross-border human…