Press Statement Latest death in prison a test for PH government’s reform agenda 7 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the death of 24-year-old prisoner Mariappan Manivannan in Bentong Prison, Pahang on 6 June 2018. We were informed by the deceased’s family members that Mariappan had been unwell for up to a…
Press Statement PH government must move away from previous BN policies that perpetuated statelessness 3 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes with concern the discriminatory policies of the National Registration Department (NRD) against stateless Malaysians, a practice that was prevalent under the previous BN government. Although it is early days, the new PH government does not seem to acknowledge…
Press Statement Crucial for Malaysia to have a functioning Attorney-General immediately 3 June 2018 We refer to the status of the current Attorney-General Apandi Ali and the appointment of a new A-G. There should be no further delay in terminating the services of Apandi Ali, who has been forced to go on leave. It has…
Press Statement New Govt must drop objections to citizenship for stateless children in Federal court test cases on 4th June 2 June 2018 We refer to 2 important test cases ( Lim Jen Shian and another) on the right to citizenship for stateless children which will be heard by the Federal Court on 4th June…
Press Statement PH Govt must urgently set up Commission to review all suspected cases of miscarriage of justice, in view of Anwar’s royal pardon 31 May 2018 We refer to the pardon granted by the King to Anwar Ibrahim over his Sodomy 2 conviction. The royal pardon announced on 16 May, in the immediate aftermath…
Press Statement Judges must not abdicate their duty to uphold the rakyat’s fundamental freedoms 26 May 2018 Yesterday, the court of appeal dismissed PJ MP Maria Chin’s challenge on her travel ban on grounds that it is ‘academic’; despite the fact that a decision on whether such a travel ban is constitutional is of great…
Press Statement Three years on, the new government must investigate the Wang Kelian mass graves 26 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty refers to the original expose on 25 May 2015 of the discovery of over 130 bodies in mass graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis believed to contain the remains of victims of human trafficking. Three years on, our…
Press Statement The new Communications Minister must investigate MCMC’s past misdeeds and restrict their powers 25 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to congratulate Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo on his appointment and further supports his announcement that the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 would be repealed as well as investigating the controversial block on Malaysiakini’s live election…
Press Statement The Attorney-General, Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal must step down 24 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty calls upon Apandi Ali, Md Raus Sharif, and Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin to step down immediately from their respective roles as Attorney-General, Chief Justice, and President of the Court of Appeal. It is obvious…
Press Statement Righting the wrongs of the past necessary for PDRM in the new Malaysia 23 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to congratulate Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun on the peaceful 14th General Election and subsequent handover of power, and his role in ensuring this. We further welcome his recent announcement that he will…
Press Statement On-going politically-motivated cases must be urgently reviewed by the Solicitor-General 21 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to remind the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government and the Solicitor-General (who is currently heading the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) pending the appointment of the new AG) of the urgent need to review the numerous politically-motivated cases that…
Press Statement MCMC must unblock all websites previously restricted due to political motivation 17 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes with concern that websites that were previously blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) during the tenure of former Prime Minister Najib Razak for their political content remain blocked today. As in any…
Press Statement Lodging police reports in defence of Dr Mahathir not conducive to democratic change 17 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes with concern the recent increase in police reports being lodged by concerned individuals and pro-government NGOs against offensive statements made on social media targeting the new Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Such police…
Press Statement Immigration travel ban on suspects in criminal probes is justified 16 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes the concern over the overseas travel blacklisting of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor, and other former high-ranking officials of the previous administration by the Immigration Department. The Immigration Department is a law enforcement agency,…
Press Statement The new Attorney-General must be independent of party politics 13 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes the impending appointment of the new Attorney-General (AG) and wishes to remind the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government that the AG must transcend party politics. Although we have pointed out previously that the AG is a political appointee,…