Press Statement 24 February 2015 The judiciary must not fear or resent public criticism Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the widespread use of the Sedition Act and Penal Code to stifle public criticism and protest against the recent Federal Court verdict convicting Anwar Ibrahim. Justice is not a cloistered virtue and the verdict…
The AG must admonish and revoke Shafee’s appointment as ad hoc DPP Press Statement 18 Februari 2015 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and disgusted by Shafee Abdullah’s continuous attack against Anwar Ibrahim since his conviction on 10 February by giving a series of widely published interviews and cumulating in yesterday’s X-rated and vile forum organised…
The IGP should not be Twitter police Press Statement 13 February 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the IGP’s self-appointed role as Twitter police – patrolling and being trigger happy on Twittersphere, deciding on a whim what can or cannot be published and coming down hard on opposition and dissidents. What is more…
Impose a permanent moratorium on death penalty in order to extradite Sirul from Australia Press Statement 27 January 2015 In light of the death penalty controversy surrounding Australia’s inability to extradite convicted killer Sirul Azhar Umar to Malaysia unless there is written assurance from the Malaysian government not to subject him to the death penalty…
Press Statement 26 January 2015 Inquire into the root causes of extremism and militancy instead of reviving the ISA Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi’s remarks that the new anti-terrorism bill, to be tabled at the next Parliament session in March, was necessary to curb terrorist activities in the…
I refer to IGP Khalid Abu Bakar’s tweet on 10 January 2015 which said that I ought to be investigated under the Sedition Act for my tweet on Jakim and further attaching a closed up picture of my face with the word “Biadap”. The IGP’s tweet came following a Twitter campaign by pro-Umno cyber-troopers and…
LFL Press Statement 8 January 2015 3 month jail contempt sentence for blogger, excessive and disproportionate Lawyers for Liberty condemns the excessive and disproportionate three month jail sentence that was affirmed by the Federal Court today, on blogger Amizudin Ahmat for breaching a High Court order when he published on his blog 11 articles on…
The Home Minister must come clean over extraordinary letter “protecting” Paul Phua Press Statement 5 January 2015 Lawyers for Liberty is extremely concerned regarding the letter sent by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to the FBI dated 18 December 2014 which vouched for the integrity of former Macau junket operator and gambling kingpin, Paul…
Press Statement Kelantan Pas government must reveal hudud amendments and implementation plan 23 December 2014 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked at the Kelantan PAS government’s extreme haste in holding a special state assembly sitting on 29 December 2014 to table an amendment on the Syariah Criminal Laws Act II 1993 (Amendment 2014) despite the controversy…
Press Statement 16 December 2014 Implementing hudud would destroy the Constitution Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Kelantan PAS government’s plan to hold a special state assembly sitting on 29 December 2014 in order to table an amendment on the Syariah Criminal Laws Act II 1993 (Amended 2014) and take a further step…
Press Statement Acquittal in N. Dhamendran’s murder case reaffirms “killing fields” lock-up 12 December 2014 Lawyers for Liberty is outraged at the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision today to acquit the four policemen Inspector Hare Krishna, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, Corporal Mohd Nahar and Corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri who were charged for the murder of…
LFL Press Statement 10 December 2014 The government must disclose collaboration with the CIA or extraordinary rendition process Lawyers for Liberty is extremely concerned with Malaysia’s probable involvement in the brutal CIA program to detain and interrogate terrorism suspects in the years after the September 11 attacks, including extraordinary rendition which was heavily indicted by…
LFL Press Statement 6 December 2014 Decision to imprison a woman for terminating a pregnancy is archaic and excessive Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the prosecution and subsequent one year imprisonment sentence imposed by the Bukit Mertajam Sessions Court against the Nepalese migrant worker for terminating her pregnancy. See “Nepalese worker first woman…
Press Statement Implementation of the Sabah migration report must take a rights-based, reasonable and realistic approach 4 December 2014 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the release of the Report of the Commission of Enquiry on Immigrants in Sabah as a major step forward in tackling the thorny issue of migration in Sabah. Although the report is…
LFL Press Statement 26 November 2014 No to detention without trial in anti-terrorism law Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Home Minister Zahid Hamidi’s statement today that the new anti-terrorism law will include “preventive measures” which normally means detention without trial and wide and arbitrary powers of arrest and detention by the police and…