Bukit Jalil residents to DBKL: Honour Saravanan’s pledge

Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being deputy minister M Saravanan has given the assurance that no eviction will take place till a settlement has been reached with DBKL. KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being deputy minister M Saravanan has given the assurance that Bukit Jalil residents will not be evicted from their homes till a…

High court postpones Bersih case to Sept 19

Empower chief Maria Chin Abdullah (left) and Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri speaking to reporters outside the courtroom. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The High Court postponed today the hearing to challenge the Home Minister’s decision to declare Bersih 2.0 illegal. The Attorney-General’s team — representing the ministry — led by Datuk Kamaludin Mohd Said told…

Parents of blogger hauled for questioning

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15, 2011): The parents of provocative blogger Mohd Nur Hanief Abdul Jalil, 27, were yesterday brought in for questioning by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). It was after a five-month silence since he was first hauled in by the police following his controversial blog post on March 1. The post…

‘Post-mortem showed youth killed by cops’

A post-term on Mohd Hanafi Omar, one of the three youths killed at Glenmarie last year, shows that he had died from three gunshot wounds, says the family’s lawyer. PETALING JAYA: One of the three youths who were shot dead by police last year in Glenmarie had died from three gunshot wounds – two to…

Police murdered our sons, say families

 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The families of three young men shot dead last November 13 on suspicion of robbing a petrol station claimed that the trio were killed by police in cold blood, their lawyer said today. Mohd Shamil Hafiz Shapiei, 15, Hairul Nizam Tuah, 20, and Mohd Hanafi Omar, 22, died in…

Another blow for Bukit Jalil estate residents

‘DBKL the wrong party to haul to court,’ says Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof in striking out suit of 41 families. KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today struck out a suit brought by Bukit Jalil estate residents against Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for using the Emergency Ordinance to evict them from their homes. The…

Bukit Jalil estate folk lose appeal

The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision to dismiss the interim injunction against DBKL. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal for an injunction by 41 families living in Bukit Jalil estate against Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which plans to demolish their homes. In a unanimous decision, the court comprising…

Bersih supporters take aim at police ‘weaponry’

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Bersih 2.0 supporters have accused the police of “clear intent” to cause injury or even death during its July 9 rally given the “lethal” levels of tear gas and chemicals in the water cannons used to disperse tens of thousands who poured into the capital last month. They told the…

Suhakam: Police brutality probe will be thorough

Human rights watchdog assures public after receiving testimonies and video evidence of alleged abuses law enforces during the July 9 Bersih rally. KUALA LUMPUR: Suhakam’s open inquiry into police violence during the Bersih 2.0 rally will be thorough and “each and every” cop present at every incident of alleged brutality on July 9 will be…

PKR shows own Bersih videos to counter police claims

PETALING JAYA, July 29 — PKR today held its own screening of the Bersih rally videos taken on July 9 at the KL Sentral underpass to counter police claims that the demonstrators had provoked them to fire tear gas into the tunnel. Party vice-president N. Surendran, Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah and Lawyers for Liberty’s Fadiah…

Surendran says again: Attempted murder

PKR counters the police version of the July 9 events with videos shot at KL Sentral PETALING JAYA:  PKR vice president N Surendran, ignoring a threat of legal action, today repeated his assertion that there was an attempt to commit murder in the tear gassing of Bersih marchers at KL Sentral last July 9. Speaking…

SBS speaks to LFL on “Protests in Malaysia over asylum swap deal”

Protests in Malaysia over asylum swap deal Lawyers and activists in Malaysia accuse Australia of being irresponsible in sending asylum-seekers to Malaysia. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/radio/episode/179661/Protests-in-Malaysia-over-asylum-swap-deal Activists protest outside the venue of the signing ceremony of on agreement on transfer and resettlement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 July 2011. AAP (AAP)  Under a deal signed on Monday, Malaysia…