Press Statement 29 September 2015 Stop harassment of lawyer Matthias Chang Lawyers for Liberty condemns the police for questioning lawyer Matthias Chang over his client Khairuddin Abu Hassan who was recently detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) 2012. Khairuddin was held for allegedly committing “sabotage” when he lodged multiple police reports overseas on the massive 1Malaysia…
PRESS STATEMENT 18 September 2015 AG must withdraw all sedition cases after Ali Tinju’s sedition charge withdrawal Lawyers for Liberty cautiously welcomes the move by the Attorney-General to drop the sedition charge against Malay Armed Forces Veterans Association president Mohd Ali Baharom, ‘Ali Tinju’. However, the AG must be reminded there are approximately 27…
Press Statement 15 September 2015 Keep activists safe, apprehend assailants immediately Lawyers for Liberty is deeply concerned with the recent attacks against well-known LGBT activist Nisha Ayub and student leader Syahir Rahimi Sukri, president of Gabungan Mahasiswa Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Nisha Ayub was attacked with an iron rod last Thursday by two men and…
Kenyataan Akhbar 14 September 2015 Protes 16 September berkemungkinan tidak aman Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan terhadap protes “anti-Bersih” pada 16 September yang digelar “Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu” atau “Kebangkitan Maruah Melayu” yang tersebar dengan meluas dan dikongsi di media sosial. Ini juga termasuk poster-poster dengan slogan seperti “Tanah Tumpahnya Darah Ku” yang turut…
Press Statement 14 September 2015 16 September protest likely to be anything but peaceful Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the upcoming “anti-Bersih” protest on 16 September dubbed “Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu” or “Kebangkitan Maruah Melayu” that has been widely publicised and shared on social media including posters with slogans like “Tanah Tumpahnya Darah Ku” depicting martial art poses…
Kenyataan Akhbar 3 September 2015 Hentikan pemburuan, perbuatan biadap bukanlah satu jenayah Lawyers for Liberty memandang dengan kebimbangan ke atas cubaan demi cubaan untuk menjenayahkan beberapa orang peserta Bersih 4 yang telah ditangkap gambar sedang memijak foto Perdana Menteri dan Presiden Pas Hadi Awang. Walaupun perbuatan itu mungkin dikatakan biadab, ia bukan sesuatu…
Press Statement 3 September Stop the witch-hunt, being rude is not a crime Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the concerted attempts made to criminalise some Bersih 4 participants who were photographed stepping on a picture of the Prime Minister and Pas President Hadi Awang. While the act itself may be rude, it…
Kenyataan Akhbar 2 September 2015 Penyalahgunaan kuasa dalam penangkapan besar-besaran dan penahanan di Rumah Api Lawyers for Liberty terkejut dan kesal dengan serbuan polis di pentas muzik independen Rumah Api semasa acara ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ pada malam sebelum #Bersih4 di mana lebih daripada seratus orang termasuk pemilik pentas, ahli-ahli band dan penonton gig…
LFL Press Statement 1 September 2015 Gross abuse of power in mass arrest and detention of Rumah Api Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at the police’s raid of independent music venue Rumah Api during the ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ event on the eve of #Bersih4 where more than a hundred persons including the venue owners,…
Kenyataan Akhbar 22 Ogos 2015 Mudahcarakan Bersih 4.0, usah gembar-gemburkan dakwaan Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan terhadap reaksi keterlaluan dan tidak membantu pihak berkuasa ke atas perhimpunan Bersih 4.0 akan datang pada 28 dan 29 Ogos. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nur Jazlan, Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan Tengku Adnan, DBKL, dan juga polis antara lainnya, tidak…
Press Statement 22 August 2015 Facilitate Bersih 4.0, not make exaggerated claims Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the authorities’ exaggerated and unhelpful reaction to the upcoming Bersih 4.0 rally on 28 and 29 August. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, DBKL, the police among others, should not feign ignorance…
Press Statement Investigating the PM and the rule of law 18 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Abdul Rahman Dahlan, BN’s Strategic Communications Director’s interview in The Star Online, “Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, that raised a number of contentious matters regarding the 1MDB scandal.…
Kenyataan Akhbar Siasatan Terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kedaulatan Undang Undang 18 Ogos 2015 Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan temu ramah Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Pengarah Komunikasi Strategik BN di dalam The Star Online,“Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, yang telah menimbulkan beberapa perkara kontroversial berkaitan skandal 1MDB. Khususnya,…
Press Statement Questionable motives and benefits in bringing in 1.5 million migrant workers 12 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the government’s plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers over the next three years when clearly its migrant workers management, policies and laws are in dire need of serious reform…
Kenyataan Akhbar Sebagai seorang tahanan politik, Anwar berhak menerima layanan yang lebih baik 10 Ogos 2015 Hari ini adalah merupakan hari lahir ulangtahun Anwar Ibrahim yang ke 68 dan juga hari ke 182 beliau sebagai tahanan politik di Penjara Sungai Buloh. Pada 10 Febuari 2015, Mahkamah Persekutuan telah menjatuhkan lima tahun hukuman penjara ke atas…