independence

LFL: The Attorney-General is right not to represent the Election Commission

StatementsJune 22, 2018

Press Statement The Attorney-General is right not to represent the Election Commission 22 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the announcement by the Attorney-General (AG) that his Chambers (AGC) will no longer represent the Election Commission (EC) in election petition cases. The previous practice of the EC obtaining legal representation from the AG, who acts…

LFL: Restoring our judiciary’s independence begins today

StatementsJune 13, 2018

Press Statement Restoring our judiciary’s independence begins today 13 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the resignation of Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin effective 31 July 2018. Although the erosion of judicial independence has been decades in the making, the shocking move by the previous BN administration to…