Press Statement Shocking disclosure that Judges were forced to attend BTN courses – Chief Registrar must explain 28 July 2018 On the eve of the 14th General Elections, Sessions Court judges throughout Malaysia were ordered to attend a BTN course. The course was called ‘ Latihan Transformasi Negara ‘ and held on 16 to 18…
Press Statement Deputy Minister cannot pass the buck to the Speaker on whether to debate RUU 355 26 July 2018 We refer to the statement today by Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh (PKR-Kuantan) that it is up to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat whether to allow RUU 355 to be debated, and that the government…
Press Statement Najib’s call to seek approval of security forces to abolish Sosma is dangerous & supports a police state in M’sia 26 July 2018 I refer to former PM Najib Razak’s statement yesterday claiming that the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 safeguards lives and property, and calling for the security forces such as…
Press Statement Wan Azizah Must Take Action in Child Marriage Case & Not Defend the Culprit 18 July 2018 I refer to the statement yesterday by DPM Wan Azizah in which she called on the public not to ‘lynch on social media’ the culprit in the Kelantan child marriage case and that the ‘alleged incident’…
Press Statement Navy Chief’s disregard of Mat Sabu’s order to investigate death of cadet Soosaimanickam is unacceptable 14 July 2018 We refer to yesterday evening’s response of Navy Chief Laksamana Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman to Defence Minister Mat Sabu’s order that the Navy carry out an immediate and thorough investigation into the controversial death of…
Press Statement Inappropriate for Federal Court to rush to defend selection of Judge Sofian in Najib’s case 7 July 2018 We refer to the statement issued yesterday by the Registrar of the Federal Court that the selection of Judge Sofian Razak to hear Najib’s criminal case, was ‘done randomly by the system’. This statement by…
Press Statement Judge in Najib’s case had no jurisdiction to issue ‘gag order’ against the media 5 July 2018 We refer to the ‘gag order’ upon the media ordered by the court hearing the charges against ex-PM Najib Razak. We are surprised and disappointed that the judge allowed the request for a gag order asked…
Press Statement No justification to depart from manifesto promise to abolish NSC Act 29 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty refers to Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu’s statements stating that the National Security Council Act (NSC Act) will be reshuffled. The NSC Act was gazetted 2 years ago and has always been a source of concern to…
Press Statement Ex-CJ Hamid’s unwarranted attack upon the new Attorney-General is an assault upon the reform agenda 27 June 2018 We refer to the statement yesterday by former CJ Abdul Hamid Mohamad criticising A-G Tommy Thomas’ announcement that the AG’s Chambers will no longer represent the EC in court, and alleging that Thomas had said…
#ACT4CAT Coalition Joint Press Statement The Malaysian Government Must Accede To The UN Convention Against Torture 26 June 2018 On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture commemorated annually on 26 June, we, the #ACT4CAT Coalition — comprising the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), Bar Council Malaysia, Amnesty International…
Press Statement Harapan should not emulate BN-MIC methods to resolve statelessness 26 June 2018 We refer to the announcement yesterday of a group of 20 PH Indian elected representatives, in which they have called for the MIC-inspired SEDIC to be maintained to resolve issues involving Indians. This is clinging on to a vehicle created by…
Press Statement Eric Paulsen resigns as Executive Director, joins Fortify Rights as new Legal Director 25 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to announce that Eric Paulsen, its co-founder and Executive Director has resigned and joined Fortify Rights as the new Legal Director. However, he will be based in Malaysia and remains as Adviser to…
Press Statement Raus Sharif must quit as CJ with immediate effect & not wait until 31 July, in view of his record of anti-fundamental rights decisions 23 June 2018 We refer to resignation of Tan Sri Raus Sharif as Chief Justice, which is set to take effect on 31 July 2018. This post-dated resignation came…
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…
Press Statement MACC & police must swiftly investigate and take action on the Najib-Shafee RM 9.5 million allegation 21 June 2018 We refer to the controversial allegation of payment of RM 9.5 million by former PM Najib Razak to the Sodomy 2 prosecutor Shafee Abdullah. This is an extremely serious matter, as it involves the…